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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

process, operation, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation go
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

higher cognitive process go
cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use

thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation go
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought go
thinking that is coherent and logical

prediction, anticipation, prevision go
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

prophecy, prognostication, vaticination go
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling
the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

noun.cognition

10 Subcategories

arithmancy go
divination by means of numbers
dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy go
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
geomancy go
divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)
hydromancy go
divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
lithomancy go
divination by means of stones or stone talismans
necromancy go
conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
oneiromancy go
divination through the interpretation of dreams
onomancy go
divination by the letters of a name
palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology go
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
pyromancy go
divination by fire or flames