01 a. Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.
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Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.“Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought.” — I. Watts.
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Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible.“Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt.” — Hawthorne.“The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing.” — De Quincey.
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Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt.“With conscious terrors vex me round.” — Milton.