Obs. [f. Gr. αὐτ(ο- self + αἴσθησις perception, sensation.] Self-consciousness.
1642. H. More, Song of Soul, I. II. xxv. Autæsthesy’s divided into tway.
a. 1652. J. Smith, Sel. Disc., viii. 387. To preserve an unhallowed autæsthesy and feeling sense of themselves.
