Conception

1. The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension.
2. Idea; purpose; design.
3. The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.
4. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception.
5. The state of being conceived; beginning.
6. 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.
7. Conceit; affected sentiment or thought.