dianoialogy

dianoialogy
dianoialogy Metaph.
(ˌdaɪənɔɪˈælədʒɪ)
[f. Gr. διάνοια intelligence, understanding, thinking + -logy. The analogically regular form would be dianæology.]
Term proposed by Sir W. Hamilton for: That portion of logic which deals with dianoetic or demonstrative propositions. So also ˌdianoiaˈlogical a.
Sir W. Hamilton Dissert. in Reid's Wks. 770.

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  • Dianoialogy — Di a*noi*al o*gy, n. [Gr. ? thought + logy.] The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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