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Ideational (adj) means relating to how the mind forms ideas about things not directly seen, heard or felt.

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Relating to how the mind forms ideas about things not directly seen, heard or felt.

"Ideational culture, which Sorokin counterposes to the sensate, is generated through more ethereal forms of engagement with the world. Ideational culture also abounds in religious communities." — John P. Bartkowski, The Promise Keepers: Servants (2004)

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