<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge.</li><li>capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, especially of a high or complex order; mental capacity.</li><li>a particular mind or intelligence, especially of a high order.</li><li>a person possessing a great capacity for thought and knowledge.</li><li>minds collectively, as of a number of persons or the persons themselves.</li></ul>