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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Anoetic \An`o*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ? unthinkable; ? priv. + ?
perceptible, thinkable.]
1. Unthinkable. [Rare]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an
indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being;
characteristic of the "fringe" or "margin" of
consciousness.
[1913 Webster]
Presentation considered as having an existence
relatively independent of thought, may be called
sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and
sentience are fundamentally distinct mental
functions. --G. F. Stout.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]