Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CONSCIOUSNESS
consciousness
(noun) an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; “he lost consciousness”
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
consciousness (countable and uncountable, plural consciousnesses)
The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
Synonyms
• witfulness
Antonyms
• unconsciousness
Hyponyms
• coconsciousness
• cyberconsciousness
• ecoconsciousness
• exoconsciousness
• false consciousness
• higher consciousness
• hyperconsciousness
• neuroconsciousness
• nonconsciousness
• preconsciousness
• self-consciousness
• selfconsciousness
• semiconsciousness
• stream of consciousness
• subconsciousness
• superconsciousness
• teleconsciousness
Source: Wiktionary
Con"scious*ness, 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 "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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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