dianoia

noun

di·​a·​noia

ˌdīəˈnȯiə also -ȯiyə

plural -s

1

: the capacity for, process of, or result of discursive thinking

2

: opinion sense 6

—contrasted with noesis

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from dianoeisthai to have in mind, think, from dia- + nous mind

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