n. [ F. noël, L. natalis birthday, fr. natalis natal. See Natal. ] Same as Nowel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. no`hma the understanding + ta`chos swiftness + -graph. ] An instrument for determining and registering the duration of more or less complex operations of the mind. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. no`hma the understanding. See Noetic. ] Of or pertaining to the understanding. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. no`hma the understanding. See Noetic. ] The science of the understanding; intellectual science. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the followers of Noetus, who lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to perceive, &unr_; mind, intellect. ] Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would employ the word noetic to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]