noesis

[noh-ee-sis]

no·e·sis

[noh-ee-sis]
noun
1.
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
2.
Psychology. cognition; the functioning of the intellect.

Origin:
1880–85; < Greek nóēsis thought, intelligence, equivalent to noē- (variant stem of noeîn to think) + -sis -sis
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Noesis is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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noesis (nəʊˈiːsɪs)
 
n
1.  philosophy Compare dianoia the exercise of reason, esp in the apprehension of universal forms
2.  psychol See also cognition the mental process used in thinking and perceiving; the functioning of the intellect
 
[C19: from Greek noēsis thought, from noein to think]

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