pensiero

Definitions of pensiero
  1. noun
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
    synonyms: ideazione
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    associazione
    a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence
    intendimento, ragionamento, raziocinio
    thinking that is coherent and logical
    mistica, misticismo
    obscure or irrational thought
    considerazione
    the process of giving careful thought to something
    allestimento, parata, preparativo, preparazione
    the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
    analisi
    the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
    argomentazione
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
    illazione, mediazione
    reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
    inferenza
    the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
    predizione, presagio, vaticinio
    the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
    sintesi
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
    pesa, pesatura
    careful consideration
    contemplazione, meditazione, raccoglimento, riflessione, vagheggiamento
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
    abbiccì, alfabeto, elemento, istituzione, principio
    (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
    chiave
    something crucial for explaining
    deliberazione
    planning something carefully and intentionally
    premeditazione
    planning or plotting in advance of acting
    ricerca
    a search for knowledge
    teoria
    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
  2. noun
    the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    synonyms: concetto, concezione, idea
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    Lucifero
    (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
    Iside
    Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
    completo
    evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
    Eolo
    god of the winds in ancient mythology
    Apollo
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
    Afrodite
    goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
    Venere
    goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
    Ares
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
    Marte
    (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
    Artemide
    (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    Diana
    (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
    Ate
    goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
    Pallade
    (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
    Minerva
    (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
    Chaos
    (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
    Saturno
    (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
    Demetra
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
    Cerere
    (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
    Dionisio
    (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
    Esculapio
    son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
    Bacco
    (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
    Erebus
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
    Notte
    Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
    eros
    (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
    Cupido
    (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
    Gaia
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
    Elios
    (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
    Efesto
    (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
    Vulcano
    (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
    Ermes
    (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
    Mercurio
    (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
    Era
    queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
    Giunone
    (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
    Estia
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
    Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
    Imeneo
    (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
    Minosse
    son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
    Cloto
    the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
    Lachesi
    the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
    Atropo
    the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
    Nemesi
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
    Nereo
    (Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids
    Nike
    (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
    Vittoria
    (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
    Pan
    (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
    Poseidone
    (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
    Persefone
    (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
    Proserpina
    goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
    Fetonte
    (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
    Ade
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
    Prometeo
    (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards
    Selene
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
    Eos
    (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
    Aurora
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
    Tellus
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
    titano
    (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
    Tyche
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna
    Fortuna
    (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
    Zeus
    (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
    Giove
    (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
    Opi
    (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
    Freja
    (Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
    Calliope
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
    Clio
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of history
    Erato
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
    Euterpe
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
    Melpomene
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
    Polimnia
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
    Tersicore
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
    Urania
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
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    tradizione
    an inherited pattern of thought or action
    concetto, concezione, idea
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    figurazione, rappresentazione
    a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
    concetto, convincimento, convinzione, credenza, idea, opinione, parere, punto di vista, veduta
    any cognitive content held as true
    finalità, fine, idea, intendimento, intento, intenzione, meta, obiettivo, oggetto, proponimento, scopo, traguardo
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
    educazione
    knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
    cultura
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    ignoranza, inconsapevolezza, incultura, somaraggine
    the lack of knowledge or education
    base di conoscenza
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
    esperienza
    the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
    mondo esterno, reale, realtà
    all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
    amore, passione
    any object of warm affection or devotion
    giudicato
    a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
    estro, ispirazione
    arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
    concezione
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
    disegno, piano, progetto, programma, proponimento, proposito, proposta
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
    generalizzazione
    an idea or conclusion having general application
    suggerimento, suggestione
    an idea that is suggested
    bizzarria, ghiribizzo, sghiribizzo, ticchio
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
    senso, significato, significazione
    the idea that is intended
    leitmotiv, motivo, tema
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
    quintessenza
    the purest and most concentrated essence of something
    ideale
    the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
    immagine
    an iconic mental representation
    interpretazione
    a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
    fantasmagoria
    a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)
    memoria, reminiscenza, ricordanza, ricordo, rimembranza, segno, testimonianza
    something that is remembered
    menabò
    a representative form or pattern
    apparizione
    a mental representation
    dottrina, scuola di pensiero, tesi
    a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
    panorama, prospettiva
    belief about (or mental picture of) the future
    pacifismo
    the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
    credenza, fede, religione
    a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
    spiritismo
    the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
    superstizione
    an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
    teoria
    a belief that can guide behavior
    leggenda
    a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
    agnosticismo, scetticismo
    the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
    mira, target
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
    destinazione
    the ultimate goal for which something is done
    mira
    an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
    folclore
    the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
    erudizione
    profound scholarly knowledge
    inesperienza, sprovvedutezza
    lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
    branca, campo, ramo, specialità, specializzazione, studio, terreno
    a branch of knowledge
    gnosi, gnosticismo
    a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
    essere soprannaturale
    an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
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    cognizione, sapere
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  3. noun
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    synonyms: concetto, concezione, idea
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    estro, ispirazione
    arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
    concezione
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
    disegno, piano, progetto, programma, proponimento, proposito, proposta
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
    generalizzazione
    an idea or conclusion having general application
    suggerimento, suggestione
    an idea that is suggested
    bizzarria, ghiribizzo, sghiribizzo, ticchio
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
    senso, significato, significazione
    the idea that is intended
    leitmotiv, motivo, tema
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
    ideale
    the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
    assillo, chiodo fisso, fisima, fissazione, idea fissa, incubo, ossessione
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
    fonte, genesi, germe, seme
    anything that provides inspiration for later work
    categoria
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
    norma
    a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    attributo
    a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
    astratto, astrazione
    a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
    grandezza, grandezza fisica, quantità
    the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
    compartimento, compartizione, comparto, divisione, frazionamento, parte, partizione, ripartizione, sezione, suddivisione
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    tutto
    all of something including all its component elements or parts
    scaletta
    a schematic or preliminary plan
    fallacia
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    confusione, disguido, equivoco, fraintendimento, malinteso, qui pro quo
    an understanding of something that is not correct
    fantasma, illusione
    something many people believe that is false
    abbozzo, accademia, bozza, bozzetto, canovaccio, disegno, intreccio, modello, quadro, rudimento, schema, schematizzazione, sommario, traccia, tracciato, trama
    something intended as a guide for making something else
    piano d'azione
    a plan for actively doing something
    forma di governo, governo, regime
    (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
    mappa
    a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
    odore, sentore
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
    sospetto
    an impression that something might be the case
    aspetto, implicazione, risvolto
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
    denotazione
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
    valore
    an ideal accepted by some individual or group
    perfezione
    an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
    esempio, esemplare, ideale, modello, tipo, varietà
    something to be imitated
    bilancio
    a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
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    concetto, concezione, idea
    the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
  4. noun
    a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
    synonyms: dottrina, scuola di pensiero, tesi
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    abolizionismo
    the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
    animalismo
    the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
    animismo
    the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
    credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
    dualismo, dualità
    the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
    formalismo
    the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
    naturismo
    the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation
    irredentismo
    the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related
    nazionalismo
    the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
    nazionalismo
    the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
    nichilismo
    a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
    pacifismo
    the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
    pluralismo
    the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements
    popolarismo
    the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
    umanitarismo
    the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
    egualitarismo
    the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
    femminismo
    a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
    insegnamento, lezione
    a doctrine that is taught
    utilitarismo
    doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
    catechismo, credo, dottrina
    the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
    predestinazione
    (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
    confucianesimo
    the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China
    empirismo
    (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
    esistenzialismo
    (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
    formalismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
    intuizionismo
    (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition
    logicismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic
    materialismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
    innatismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
    naturalismo
    (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
    nominalismo
    (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name
    neoplatonismo, realismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
    probabilismo
    (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action
    razionalismo
    (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
    realismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived
    relativismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
    neoscolastica
    the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers
    semiologia, semiotica
    (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
    solipsismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
    stoicismo
    (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
    soggettivismo
    (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience
    teleologia
    (philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
    gnosi, gnosticismo
    a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
    ecumenismo
    (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
    incarnazione
    (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
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    concetto, convincimento, convinzione, credenza, idea, opinione, parere, punto di vista, veduta
    any cognitive content held as true
  5. noun
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    synonyms: governo, riguardo
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    cura, cura medica, terapia, trattamento
    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
    incubazione
    maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
    spazzolata
    the act of brushing your hair
    pettinatura
    the act of drawing a comb through hair
    spazzolata
    the act of brushing your teeth
    cura, cura medica, terapia, trattamento
    professional treatment for illness or injury
    massaggio
    kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
    chiroterapia
    a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
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    lavoro, opera
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  6. noun
    a strong feeling of anxiety
    synonyms: ansia, ansietà, pena, preoccupazione
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    inquietudine, sconcerto
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  7. noun
    something that causes great unhappiness
    synonyms: ansia, ansietà, pena, preoccupazione
  8. noun
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    synonyms: massima, motto
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    aforisma
    a short pithy instructive saying
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    detto, espressione, frase, frase di circostanza, locuzione, proposizione
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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