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noesis
[ noh-ee-sis ]
/ noʊˈi sɪs /
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noun
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
Psychology. cognition; the functioning of the intellect.
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Origin of noesis
1880–85; <Greek nóēsis thought, intelligence, equivalent to noē- (variant stem of noeîn to think) + -sis-sis
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noesis
/ (nəʊˈiːsɪs) /
noun
Word Origin for noesis
C19: from Greek noēsis thought, from noein to think
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