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nous

Pronunciation: /naʊs/

The English word “nous” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
  2. The divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
  3. Common sense; practical intelligence.

Etymology

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

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