Anoetic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anoetic \An`o*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ? unthinkable; ? priv. + ?
     perceptible, thinkable.]
     1. Unthinkable. [Rare]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an


        indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being;
        characteristic of the "fringe" or "margin" of
        consciousness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Presentation considered as having an existence
              relatively independent of thought, may be called
              sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and
              sentience are fundamentally distinct mental
              functions.                            --G. F. Stout.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]