Definition of: consciousness

(kon′shəs·nis) noun
1. The state of being conscious; sensation; knowledge.
2. The power of self–knowledge; internal perception.
3. The aggregate of the conscious states in an individual or a group of persons.
4. The awareness of some particular object, state, agency, or influence; an intuition.
5. Any form of intellectual activity or its product in direct and convincing knowledge, whether of external or internal objects. See synonyms under FEELING, MIND.