Bible Dictionaries
Consciousness

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence.

(2):

(n.) The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.

(3):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Consciousness'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/consciousness.html. 1828.