Word Study
noetic
CIDE DICTIONARY
noetic, a. [Gr. , fr. to perceive, mind, intellect.].
Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual. [1913 Webster]
"I would employ the word noetic to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
noetic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of the intellect.
2 purely intellectual or abstract.
3 given to intellectual speculation.
--n. (in sing. or pl.) the science of the intellect.
--adj.
1 of the intellect.
2 purely intellectual or abstract.
3 given to intellectual speculation.
--n. (in sing. or pl.) the science of the intellect.
Etymology
Gk noetikos f. noetos intellectual f. noeo apprehend
THESAURUS
noetic
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