consciousness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: consciousness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consciousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consciousness n an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness" Antonym(s): unconsciousness 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" Synonym(s): awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness Antonym(s): incognizance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consciousness \Con"sciousness\, 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 [bd]ego[b8] 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.