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SUBCONSCIOUS
The state of marginal attention, during which a person is only dimly aware of something. It also describes the condition of a person who is not aware of a certain mental process going on within him or her, although it affects a present attitude or moral character. The subconscious is recognized in Catholic pastoral theology as an important factor in human behavior.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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