Conscience; a person's moral sense. In later use esp. with smite (originally after biblical use as in quot. 1382).
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| 释义 | society > morality > [noun] > moral sense > conscience (15) hearta1225 Conscience; a person's moral sense. In later use esp. with smite (originally after biblical use as in quot. 1382). conscience?c1225 The internal acknowledgement or recognition of the moral quality of one's motives and actions; the sense of right and wrong as regards things for… inwitc1230 Conscience; inward sense of right and wrong. Also clean inwit = ‘a clean heart’. pursec1275 figurative. A person's conscience, heart, etc., regarded as a place of safe storage or supply; a person's thoughts or store of ideas. Obsolete. the bird in one's (also the) bosom1548 the bird in one's (also the) bosom: one's private loyalty or faithfulness to someone or something; (hence) one’s conscience or sense of personal… Subcategories:— as a guide for conduct (3) — judging acts already performed (1) — a matter of conscience (1) — operation of conscience (1) — prompting (4) |
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