http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson Dr. Johnson wrote the first English dictionary. Even for a professional, self-employed linguist like myself, such a feat is impressive.

I have a good idea for a dictionary definition of "crisis of conscience" - one which I find to be "not subjective" in nature:

"I was wondering if there were any languages for which there is a phrase for 'I'm sorry' which you only say if you're a) meaning to atone for something you know that you shouldn't have done or b) expressing sympathy, while it is universally accepted that you are not at fault. Then I realised that I couldn't remember the last time that I said that I was sorry and meaning b rather than a - it was not very nice and it made me upset."

But even that definition is dependent on personal experience.