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noetic - 4 dictionary results

no⋅et⋅ic

[noh-et-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the mind.
2. originating in or apprehended by the reason.

Origin:
1645–55; < Gk noētikós intelligent, equiv. to nóē(sis) noesis + -tikos -tic
no·et·ic   (nō-ět'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, originating in, or apprehended by the intellect.

[Greek noētikos, from noēsis, understanding; see noesis.]

Noetic

No*et"ic\, Noetical \No*et"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to perceive, ? mind, intellect.] Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual.

I would employ the word noetic to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Main Entry: no·et·ic
Pronunciation: nO-'et-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or based on the intellect
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