Faculty+of+perception

  • 21Mental process — Mental processes, mental functions and cognitive processes are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term cognitive tends to have specific implications – see cognitive and cognitivism) to mean such functions or… …

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  • 22Actual Grace — • A grace that is given for the performance of salutary acts and is present and disappears with the action itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Actual Grace     Actual Grace …

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  • 23sense — n. 1. Faculty of perception. 2. Feeling, sensation, perception. 3. Intellect, mind, understanding, reason, brains, thinking principle. 4. Discernment, perception, apprehension, understanding, appreciation, feeling, recognition, tact. 5. Opinion,… …

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  • 24sensation — sensationless, adj. /sen say sheuhn/, n. 1. the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses. 2. a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal… …

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  • 25Mental function — Mental functions and cognitive processes are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term cognitive tends to have specific implications see cognitive and cognitivism) to mean such functions or processes as… …

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  • 26sense — {{11}}sense (n.) c.1400, faculty of perception, also meaning or interpretation (especially of Holy Scripture), from O.Fr. sens, from L. sensus perception, feeling, undertaking, meaning, from sentire perceive, feel, know, probably a figurative use …

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  • 27sensation — sen•sa•tion [[t]sɛnˈseɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses 2) a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain 3) phl the faculty… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28sensation — /sɛnˈseɪʃən / (say sen sayshuhn) noun 1. the operation or function of the senses; perception through the senses. 2. a mental condition produced through an organ of sense or resulting from a particular condition of some part of the body; a… …

  • 29Percipient — Per*cip i*ent, a. [L. percipiens, entis, p. pr. of percipere. See {Perceive}.] Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. Bentley. n. One who, or that which, is percipient. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30Sentient — Sen ti*ent, n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being. [1913 Webster] …

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