NOUS


Meaning of NOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: Greek noos, nous mind

Date: 1678

1. ˈnüs also ˈnau̇s : mind , reason : as

a. : an intelligent purposive principle of the world

b. : the divine reason regarded in Neoplatonism as the first emanation of God

2. ˈnau̇s chiefly British : common sense , alertness

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