dianoia

[ dahy-uh-noi-uh ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈnɔɪ ə /

noun Greek Philosophy.

the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.

Nearby words

diamyl sulfide, diana, diana complex, diandrous, dianoetic, dianoia, dianthus, diapason, diapason normal pitch, diapause, diapedesis

Origin of dianoia

< Greek diánoia the intellect, a thought, notion, belief, equivalent to dia- dia- + no(eîn) to think + -ia -ia

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British Dictionary definitions for dianoia

dianoia

/ (ˌdaɪəˈnɔɪə) /

noun philosophy

perception and experience regarded as lower modes of knowledgeCompare noesis

the faculty of discursive reasoning

Word Origin for dianoia

from Greek; see dianoetic

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