Intuition comes from the Latin intueri, to look upon. In everyday use it means a hunch; in philosophy, an immediate grasp of truth. Bergson contrasted intuition, which enters into the life of things, with analysis, which stands outside. The Transcendentalists trusted it as the voice of the soul. Contemplatives distinguish it from mere feeling.
Intuition
Immediate knowing without reasoning; in contemplative use, a direct insight into truth.