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1. Common sense; that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason.
2. In ancient Greek philosophy, the capacity to reason and acquire knowledge, as distinguished from sensation.
3. In some philosophies, the part of the human spirit that is capable of rational thought.
2. In ancient Greek philosophy, the capacity to reason and acquire knowledge, as distinguished from sensation.
3. In some philosophies, the part of the human spirit that is capable of rational thought.
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nous-, nou-, noe-, noes-, noet-, -noia +
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(Greek: mind, intellect; the reason; common sense)