Consciousness

  • 1Consciousness — • In its widest sense it includes all sensations, thoughts, feelings, and volitions, in fact the sum total of mental life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Consciousness     Consciousness …

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  • 2Consciousness — Con scious*ness, n. 1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one s own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. [1913 Webster] Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or ego of its acts and… …

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  • 3consciousness — index appreciation (perception), cognition, comprehension, impression, insight, knowledge (awareness) …

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  • 4consciousness — 1630s, internal knowledge, from CONSCIOUS (Cf. conscious) + NESS (Cf. ness). Meaning state of being aware is from 1746 …

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  • 5consciousness — [n] knowledge alertness, apprehension, awareness, care, carefulness, cognizance, concern, heed, heedfulness, mindfulness, realization, recognition, regard, sensibility; concept 409 Ant. senselessness, stupidity, unconsciousness …

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  • 6consciousness — ► NOUN 1) the state of being conscious. 2) one s awareness or perception of something …

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  • 7consciousness — [kän′shəs nis] n. 1. the state of being conscious; awareness of one s own feelings, what is happening around one, etc. 2. the totality of one s thoughts, feelings, and impressions; conscious mind …

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  • 8Consciousness — Representation of consciousness from the seventeenth century. Consciousness is a term that refers to the relati …

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  • 9consciousness — noun 1 being able to see/hear/feel things ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ higher ▪ to aspire to a higher consciousness ▪ cosmic, divine ▪ …

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  • 10consciousness — /kon sheuhs nis/, n. 1. the state of being conscious; awareness of one s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. 2. the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people: the moral consciousness of …

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