thought
- noun
- /θɔt/
- Formal
- There have been many significant shifts in societal thought regarding climate change over the past decade.
- political thought
- social thought
- historical thought
Or rather Hegel says, their thought expressing itself.
- Or rather Hegel says, their thought expressing itself.
- So, so anyway, that that's sort of my thought, my thesis.
- And this is applying the thought that we see in another chapter.
- The country been having, if you want, insurrections of thought for some time, sorry.
- And Jung's quote brings out some thoughts about it.
- So oh, just normal thought conservative.
Examples
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But Mr. Corben had second thoughts.
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There have been two main schools of thought to explain the growth limitation.
Academic text (2011) -
What happened in Europe in this period affected the lives and thoughts of people across the globe.
Fiction book (1992) -
Our finite mind consists of thought and perception.
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Yael had given much thought to her options, and they were three, or possibly four.
Fiction book (1993) -
The terrors of Canal Street were nothing compared to the thoughts of facing her father.
Fiction book (1990) -
Until that moment, she had no real thought of publishing the diaries.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the strategic debate over Afghanistan, two opposing schools of thought have emerged.
Academic text (2011) -
Jasper has also had a significant influence on our thoughts and beliefs.
Academic text (2011) -
But Gentry's mind is too occupied with dark thoughts for him to respond.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
The view that most people in a group have
Ideas and beliefs that guide a group's political and social actions
The views most people in a society have about an issue
A shared set of ideas about a subject held by a group
A particular way of thinking about something that a person or group follows
Idioms
- Informal
Words you say when you are surprised to see someone in an unexpected place
Compounds
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
- Archaic
Sending thoughts and feelings directly from one person's mind to another without using words or touch
How Influential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thought in this sense comes from the same old word for 'to think' and grew to mean the 'shared ideas' or beliefs of a person, group, or time. That's why we talk about 'Buddhist thought' or 'Enlightenment thought' when we mean the ideas that shape a movement or age.