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ideational

[ ahy-dee-ey-shuh-nl ]

/ ˌaɪ diˈeɪ ʃə nl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or involving ideas or concepts.

Origin of ideational

First recorded in 1850–55; ideation + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ideational

i·de·a·tion·al·ly, adverb non·i·de·a·tion·al, adjective non·i·de·a·tion·al·ly, adverb un·i·de·a·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby ideational

ideally, ideamonger, ideas of reference, ideate, ideation, ideational, ideational apraxia, ideatum, idem, idempotent, ident

Example sentences from the Web for ideational

Language and ideational processes developed together and are necessary to each other.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology |Robert E. Park
These affective fusions are again bound up most closely with the ideational fusions that correspond to them.

An Introduction to Psychology |Wilhelm Max Wundt
It is easy to apply this notion of inhibition to the case of our ideational processes.

Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals |William James
Real causal efficiency cannot of course occur here, for phenomena are ideational products.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith

In the case of stupors the situation is fairly simple, in that the ideational content is extremely limited.

Benign Stupors |August Hoch