apperception

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ap=per=cep=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

apperception, n. [Pref. ad- + perception: cf. F. apperception.].

 The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.  Leibnitz. Reid.  [1913 Webster]
"This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence."  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

apperception

Identification

N identification, recognition, diagnosis, match, apperception, assimilation, dereplication, classification, memory, interpretation, cognizance (knowledge).