"noosphere" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnəʊ.əsfɪə/ [UK], /ˈnoʊ.əsfɪɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noosphere.wav Forms: noospheres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French noosphère, from Ancient Greek νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”) + Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”), developed and perhaps coined by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Vladimir Vernadsky, in analogy to atmosphere, biosphere etc. By surface analysis, nous (“mind”) + -sphere. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-}}, {{bor|en|fr|noosphère}} French noosphère, {{der|en|grc|νόος||mind, spirit}} Ancient Greek νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”), {{der|en|grc|σφαῖρα||ball, globe}} Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”), {{surf|en|nous|-sphere|t1=mind}} By surface analysis, nous (“mind”) + -sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} noosphere (plural noospheres)
  1. The sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage. Wikipedia link: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Vladimir Vernadsky Synonyms: noösphere Related terms: Omega Point Related terms (See): nous#Related terms Translations (noosphere, theoretical stage of evolutionary development): 心靈空間 (Chinese Mandarin), 心灵空间 (Chinese Mandarin), noosfäär (Estonian), noosphère [feminine] (French), Noosphäre [feminine] (German), νοόσφαιρα (noósfaira) [feminine] (Greek), noosfera [feminine] (Italian), noosfēra [feminine] (Latvian), ноосфе́ра (noosféra) (Russian), noosfer (Turkish)

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