noesis

[ noh-ee-sis ]

noun

1. (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
2. Psychology. cognition; the functioning of the intellect.

noesis

/ nəʊˈiːsɪs /

noun

1. philosophy the exercise of reason, esp in the apprehension of universal forms Compare dianoia
2. psychol the mental process used in thinking and perceiving; the functioning of the intellect See also cognition

Word History and Origins

Origin of noesis¹

1880–85; < Greek nóēsis thought, intelligence, equivalent to noē- (variant stem of noeîn to think) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of noesis¹

C19: from Greek noēsis thought, from noein to think

Example Sentences

The giver of the name wanted to express this longing of the soul, for the original name was neoesis, and not noesis; but eta took the place of a double epsilon.

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