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consciousness

CONSCIOUSNESS, n.

1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in ones own mind; the act of the mind which makes known an internal object.

Consciousness of our sensation, and consciousness of our existence, seem to be simultaneous.

Consciousness must be an essential attribute of spirit.

2. Internal sense or knowledge of guilt or innocence.

A man may betray his consciousness of guilt by his countenance.

3. Certain knowledge from observation or experience.



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CONSCIOUSNESS, n.

1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in ones own mind; the act of the mind which makes known an internal object.

Consciousness of our sensation, and consciousness of our existence, seem to be simultaneous.

Consciousness must be an essential attribute of spirit.

2. Internal sense or knowledge of guilt or innocence.

A man may betray his consciousness of guilt by his countenance.

3. Certain knowledge from observation or experience.

CON'SCIOUS-NESS, n.

  1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in one's own mind; the act of the mind which makes known an internal object. – Locke. Reid. Encyc. Consciousness of our sensations, and consciousness of our existence, seem to be simultaneous. – Edin. Encyc. Consciousness must be an essential attribute of spirit. – Watts.
  2. Internal sense or knowledge of guilt or innocence. A man may betray his consciousness of guilt by his countenance.
  3. Certain knowledge from observation or experience. – Gibbon.

Con"scious*ness
  1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.

    Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or "ego" of its acts and affections; -- in other words, the self-affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine.
    Sir W. Hamilton.

  2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention.

    Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation.
    Sir W. Hamilton.

    And, when the steam
    Which overflowed the soul had passed away,
    A consciousness remained that it had left.
    . . . images and precious thoughts
    That shall not die, and can not be destroyed.
    Wordsworth.

    The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness.
    Froude.

  3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence.

    [R.]

    An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness.
    Pope.

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Consciousness

CONSCIOUSNESS, noun

1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in ones own mind; the act of the mind which makes known an internal object.

CONSCIOUSNESS of our sensation, and consciousness of our existence, seem to be simultaneous.

CONSCIOUSNESS must be an essential attribute of spirit.

2. Internal sense or knowledge of guilt or innocence.

A man may betray his consciousness of guilt by his countenance.

3. Certain knowledge from observation or experience.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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