dianoetic

[dahy-uh-noh-et-ik]

di·a·no·et·ic

[dahy-uh-noh-et-ik]
adjective
pertaining to dianoia.

Origin:
1670–80; < Greek dianoētik(ós), equivalent to diáno(ia) dianoia + -ē- thematic vowel + -tikos -tic

di·a·no·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Dianoetic has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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dianoetic (ˌdaɪənəʊˈɛtɪk)
 
adj
Compare discursive of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition
 
[C17: from Greek dianoētikos, from dianoia the thinking process, an opinion, from dia- + noein to think]

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