Intellectual vs. Mind — What's the Difference?

An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection to advance discussions of academic subjects. This often involves publishing work for consumption by the general public that adds depth to issues that affect society.

The mind is the set of faculties responsible for mental phenomena. Often the term is also identified with the phenomena themselves.

Relating to the intellect

The faculty of a human or other animal by which it thinks, perceives, feels, remembers, or desires

A person possessing a highly developed intellect

A person of great mental ability

Of or relating to the intellect.

Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection

Rational rather than emotional

Opinion or sentiment

Appealing to or engaging the intellect

Desire or inclination

Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree.

Focus of thought; attention

Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.

A healthy mental state; sanity

An intellectual person.

The thought processes characteristic of a person or group; psychological makeup

Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.

(Philosophy) The phenomena of intelligence, cognition, or consciousness, regarded as a material or immaterial aspect of reality.

Endowed with intellect; having a keen sense of understanding; having the capacity for higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or cleverness

To pay attention to

Suitable for exercising one's intellect; perceived by the intellect

To be careful about

Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind.

To heed in order to obey

Spiritual.

To take care or charge of; look after

An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

The capability for rational thought.

(archaic) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.

The ability to be aware of things.

Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

The ability to remember things.

Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person.

The ability to focus the thoughts.

Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments.

Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.

Judgment, opinion, or view.

The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.

Desire, inclination, or intention.

A learned person or one of high intelligence;

A healthy mental state.

A person who uses the mind creatively

(philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.

Of or relating to the intellect;

Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.

Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind;

(uncountable) Attention, consideration or thought.

Appealing to or using the intellect;

To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.

Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct;

To remember.

To remind; put one's mind on.

To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.

To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.

To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).

To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.

To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.

To be careful about.

To purpose, intend, plan.

Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.

(originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.

The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; - often in distinction from the body.

The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state;

Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.

Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.

Courage; spirit.

To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note.

To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business.

To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.

To have in mind; to purpose.

To put in mind; to remind.

To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.

That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason;

Recall or remembrance;

An opinion formed by judging something;

An important intellectual;

Attention;

Your intention; what you intend to do;

Knowledge and intellectual ability;

Be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by;

Be concerned with or about something or somebody

Be in charge of or deal with;

Pay close attention to; give heed to;

Be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to;

Keep in mind