Definition of NOESIS

noesis

Meanings

Plural: noeses

Noun

  • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  • Cognition, the functioning of intellect.
  • The exercise of reason.
  • The consciousness component of noetics, which concerns the duality of noesis and noema.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νόησις (nóēsis, “concept”, “idea”, “intelligence”, “understanding”), from νοεῖν (noeîn, “to intend”, “to perceive”, “to see”, “to understand”) (from νοῦς (noûs, “mind”, “thought”), from νόος (nóos)) + -σις (-sis), suffix forming nouns of action.

Synonyms

cognition, knowledge

Scrabble Score: 6

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Words With Friends Score: 7

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