dianoetic

[ dahy-uh-noh-et-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to dianoia.

dianoetic

/ ˌdaɪənəʊˈɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition Compare discursive

Other Words From

• dia·no·eti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dianoetic¹

1670–80; < Greek dianoētik ( ós ), equivalent to diáno ( ia ) dianoia + -ē- thematic vowel + -tikos -tic

Word History and Origins

Origin of dianoetic¹

C17: from Greek dianoētikos, from dianoia the thinking process, an opinion, from dia- + noein to think

Example Sentences

Virtues are divided into ethical and intellectual (dianoetic); and so are the contrary vices.

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But the aim is after all the life of the intellect, and the "dianoetic" virtues are superior to the practical.

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On this double requirement he founded two kinds of virtue, the intellectual (dianoetic) and the practical.

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Happiness, therefore, consists in the combination of dianoetic and ethical virtues.

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These intellectual virtues are called by Aristotle dianoetic.

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