"nous" meaning in English

See nous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /naʊs/ [UK], /nuːs/ [US] Audio: en-us-nous.ogg
enPR: nous [UK], noo͞s [US] Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) or νόος (nóos, “mind”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-}}, {{bor|en|grc|νοῦς|}} Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nous (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (reason in philosophy): разум (razum) [masculine] (Bulgarian), nous [neuter] (Dutch), nous [masculine] (French), Nous (German), núsz (Hungarian), noosz (Hungarian), nous (Swedish), förnuft (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-nous-en-noun-P8~gQysI Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'reason in philosophy': 59 21 20
  2. In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nous-en-noun-42Dhnv5T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 73 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 6 7 7 16 2 18 5 1 3 3 14 18 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 8 18 1 16 3 1 2 2 15 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 82 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 81 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 59 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 70 15
  3. Common sense; practical intelligence. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nous-en-noun-psrqbocJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: noos, nouse Related terms: paranoia, noesis, noogenesis, noology, noosphere, nootropic, metanoia

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