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. See dianoia
   philosophy the exercise of reason, esp in the apprehension of universal forms Compare dianoia
2. See cognition
   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