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Erkenntnis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • awareness noun Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
  • cognition noun The mental process of gaining knowledge and understanding, through thinking and the senses.
  • consciousness noun The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings and thoughts.
  • intuition noun An immediate understanding or feeling about something without conscious reasoning.
  • realization noun The moment of suddenly understanding or becoming fully aware of something.
  • revelation noun Something surprising or previously unknown that is made known, often dramatically.
  • takeaway noun The key point or lesson drawn from a discussion, event, or piece of information.

Senses

Erkenntnis is used for these senses in English:

  • cognition The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.
  • consciousness (uncountable) The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
  • intuition Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
  • realization An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
  • revelation Something dramatically disclosed.

cognition — full definition

  1. noun The mental process of gaining knowledge and understanding, through thinking and the senses.
  2. noun Something produced by the mind through thinking.
  3. noun Awareness or knowledge of something.
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