noesis

Meaning

Cognition, the functioning of intellect.
The exercise of reason.
The consciousness component of noetics, which concerns the duality of noesis and noema.

knowledge

ability

gnosia

art

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consciousness

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nəʊˈiːsɪs/

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.

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