English Explanatory Dictionary

nous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional.
  2. The divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
  3. Common sense; practical intelligence.

Pronunciation

nous /naʊs/ no͞os /nuːs/ en-us-nous.ogg

Word forms

nous noos nouse

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) or νόος (nóos, “mind”).

Related words

autonoesis autonoetic metanoia noema noesis noetic noocracy noogenesis noology noosphere nootropic paranoia
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