English → Latin
“consciousness” in Latin
cōnscientiaknowledge shared with others, being in the know or privy to, joint knowledge; complicity; knowledge within oneself, conssentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses); to perceive, be aware of, to be sensible of, to notice mentally, to un
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consciousness
conscientia (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.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consciousness?
- The usual Latin words for “consciousness” are cōnscientia, sentiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.