Ideus

Ideus is a term occasionally encountered in contemporary philosophy and cognitive science as a neologism referring to ideas or ideation. It is not an established technical term in major dictionaries, and its precise meaning varies by author.

Etymology: the form suggests a Latin-inspired construction, combining idea with the Latin masculine/feminine suffix -us to signal an adjective or noun. It is not part of classical Latin vocabulary in a standardized sense.

Usage: In some discussions of mind and representation, ideus is used to denote the ideational layer—the content of thoughts and mental representations—as distinct from percipients or sensory data. In conceptual models, "ideus content" may refer to abstract objects, propositions, or schemes that organize cognition.

In philosophy of language and mind, ideus can appear as a provisional term when discussing "the ideational realm" or "ideational realism" as a theoretical option; its use typically signals a focus on content over form or on cognitive content rather than external reality.

Limitations: Because ideus is not widely standardized, its meaning depends on context, and readers should rely on the author's definition. See also: idea, ideation, idealism, conceptual content.