consciousness Copy link Outline I. In phil. sense; cognizance of what passes within usII. SensationIII. With ref. to some action or conduct • consciousness: I. In phil. sense; cognizance of what passes within us: *conscientia: "cogitationis nomine illa omnia quae nobis consciis in nobis sunt (i. e. which fall within our c.), quatenus eorum in nobis conscientia est," Cartes. 1, 8: cf. Sir W. Hamilton, R. p. 764. II. Sensation: Phr.: Sextius lost c., reliquit animus Sextium, Cic.: to lose c., *animi deliquium pati; intermori et sensus expertem fieri: v. TO FAINT AWAY. III. With ref. to some action or conduct: conscientia: the c. of a very noble action, c. pulcherrimi facti, Cic.: the c. of a well-spent life, c. bene actae vitae, Cic. Phr.: I have the c. of, etc., mihi conscius sum, etc., foll. by gen. of subs. or by clause: v. conscious.
CONSCIOUSNESS Copy link • CONSCIOUSNESSconscientia (also, in a more limited sense of the word = the consciousness of having acted rightly): sensus (feeling): the consciousness of having acted rightly, conscientia recte factorum: the consciousness of having lived a holy life and done much good, is a pleasant feeling, conscientia bene actae vitae multorumque benefactorum recordatio jucundissima est: I have the consciousness of having acted rightly, mihi conscius sum, recte me fecisse.