Thought

1. The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.
2. Meditation; serious consideration.
3. That which is thought; an idea; a mental conception, whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or intention.
4. Solicitude; anxious care; concern.
5. A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better.

Thought, in philosophical usage now somewhat current, denotes the capacity for, or the exercise of, the very highest intellectual functions, especially those usually comprehended under judgment.