Literary notes about notion (AI summary)
In literature, the term "notion" exhibits a remarkable versatility, capturing everything from a spontaneous thought or plan to a more formal or abstract concept. It often denotes a simple, even colloquial idea—as when characters express a fleeting impulse or personal judgment [1][2][3]—while in more scholarly discourses it becomes a vehicle for exploring conceptual frameworks and theoretical constructs [4][5][6]. Moreover, authors frequently employ the word to signify a set of culturally or philosophically imbued beliefs that underpin broader narratives and social institutions [7][8]. Thus, across diverse texts, "notion" functions to articulate both immediately accessible sentiments and deeper, systematic ideas that shape human understanding.
- Now, thought I, she has not a notion how or what to do first.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - “That ain’t no bad notion, Tom!” said Huck with animation.
— from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain - Now another to Amritzar,' said Kim, who had no notion of spending Mahbub Ali's money on anything so crude as a paid ride to Umballa.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling - In one sense, it is logically implied in the very notion of sacredness.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - This is the original of our notion of past time, upon which memory and history build their systems.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - This is how the notion of the divine is said to have been constructed.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - Jim liked that notion; but he said I must go in the dark and look sharp.
— from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Equality of conditions not only ennobles the notion of labor in men's estimation, but it raises the notion of labor as a source of profit.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville
