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Consciousness - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Consciousness : (noun)
1: an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
and your situation; "he lost consciousness" [ant: unconsciousness]
2: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes";
"his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their
intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn:
awareness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Consciousness : \Con"scious*ness\, n.
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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