Object

(objekt.) [From L. object us.] (Metaph.) That of which any thinking being or subject can become cognizant. This subject itself, however, is capable of transmutation into an object, for one may think abou this thinking faculty. To constitute a metaphysical object, actual existence is not nece ary; it is enough that it is conceived by the subject. Neverthele , it is customary to employ the term objective as synonymous with real, so that a thing is said to be " objectively " considered when regarded in itself, and according to its nature and properties; and to be " subjectively " considered when it is presented in its relation to us, or as it shapes itself in our apprehension.--(Gram.) That which is acted upon or influenced by something else, as a noun or pronoun governed by a verb or preposition. [s. 656]