syneidesis
noun
syn·ei·de·sis
ˌsiˌnīˈdēsə̇s
plural syneideses
-ēˌsēz
: the capacity to apply general principles of moral judgment to particular cases —distinguished from synderesis
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin, from Greek syneidēsis, literally, consciousness, awareness, from syneidenai to have knowledge of something, be aware of something (from syn- + eidenai to know) + -sis
First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined above