Usually means: Intellect, rational thought, mind's eye.
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We found 34 dictionaries that define the word nous:

General (24 matching dictionaries)
  1. nous: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. nous: Merriam-Webster
  3. nous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. nous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. nous: Collins English Dictionary
  6. nous: Vocabulary.com
  7. Nous, nous: Wordnik
  8. nous: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. nous: Wiktionary
  10. nous: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. nous: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Nous, nous: Dictionary.com
  13. Nous (Diane Birch album), Nous (disambiguation), Nous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Nous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. nous: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. nous: Rhymezone
  17. Nous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. nous: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  19. Nous: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  20. nous: FreeDictionary.org
  21. nous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  22. nous: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. nous: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nous-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nous: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. NOUS: Acronym Finder
  2. nous: A Word A Day
  3. nous: Wordcraft Dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. nous, nous: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. nous: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. nous: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional
noun:  In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
noun:  Common sense; practical intelligence.

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