noesis

[ noh-ee-sis ]
/ noʊˈi sɪs /

noun

(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
Psychology. cognition; the functioning of the intellect.

Origin of noesis

1880–85; < Greek nóēsis thought, intelligence, equivalent to noē- (variant stem of noeîn to think) + -sis -sis

Words nearby noesis

noe, noegenesis, noel, noel-baker, noemi, noesis, noether, noether's theorem, noetic, noetics, nofretete

British Dictionary definitions for noesis

noesis
/ (nəʊˈiːsɪs) /

noun

philosophy the exercise of reason, esp in the apprehension of universal forms Compare dianoia
psychol the mental process used in thinking and perceiving; the functioning of the intellect See also cognition

Word Origin for noesis

C19: from Greek noēsis thought, from noein to think