Definition of conception

• n. - The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.
• n. - The state of being conceived; beginning.
• n. - The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception.
• n. - The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension.
• n. - The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept.
• n. - Idea; purpose; design.
• n. - Conceit; affected sentiment or thought.