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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.
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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.
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2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any
object, state, or sensation. See the Note under
{Attention}.
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Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you
annihilate the consciousness of the operation. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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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.
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The consciousness of wrong brought with it the
consciousness of weakness. --Froude.
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3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of
guilt or innocence. [R.]
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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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