Noetic adjective². [nǝʊ'ɛtɪk] rare. L17.
[from Noe var. of NOAH: see -ETIC.]
= NOACHIAN.

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noetic adjective¹ & noun. [nǝʊ'ɛtɪk] M17.
[Greek noētikos, from noētos intellectual, from noein think, perceive, from nous, noos mind, thought: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
1. Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect; characterized by or consisting in mental or intellectual activity. M17.
b. Philosophy. Of or pertaining to the act or processes of perceiving or thinking. E20.

2. Originating or existing in the mind or intellect; purely intellectual or abstract. E19.
b. noun.
1. sing. & in pl. (treated as sing.). The branch of knowledge that deals with the intellect. E19.

2. That which has a purely intellectual existence or basis. M19.

■ noetical adjective M17.

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