conscience

[ kon-shuhns ]

/ ˈkɒn ʃəns /

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noun

the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience.

the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual.

an inhibiting sense of what is prudent: I'd eat another piece of pie but my conscience would bother me.

conscientiousness.

Obsolete. consciousness; self-knowledge.

Obsolete. strict and reverential observance.

Idioms for conscience

have something on one's conscience, to feel guilty about something, as an act that one considers wrong: She behaves as if she had something on her conscience.

in all conscience,

in all reason and fairness.
certainly; assuredly.

Also in conscience.

Origin of conscience

1175–1225; Middle English <Anglo-French <Latin conscientia knowledge, awareness, conscience. See con-, science

OTHER WORDS FROM conscience

con·science·less, adjectivecon·science·less·ly, adverbcon·science·less·ness, nounsub·con·science, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH conscience

conscience , conscious

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Example sentences from the Web for conscience

The mottled goosebone of the Allentown prophet is no more meteorologically accurate than our subconscience.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]|Christopher Darlington Morley

British Dictionary definitions for conscience

conscience

/ (ˈkɒnʃəns) /

noun

the sense of right and wrong that governs a person's thoughts and actions
regulation of one's actions in conformity to this sense
a supposed universal faculty of moral insight

conscientiousness; diligence

a feeling of guilt or anxietyhe has a conscience about his unkind action

obsolete consciousness

in conscience or in all conscience

with regard to truth and justice
certainly

on one's conscience causing feelings of guilt or remorse

Derived forms of conscience

conscienceless, adjective

Word Origin for conscience

C13: from Old French, from Latin conscientia knowledge, consciousness, from conscīre to know; see conscious

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Idioms and Phrases with conscience

conscience

see have a clear conscience; in conscience.

Medical definitions for conscience

conscience

[ kŏn′shəns ]

n.

The awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one's conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong.

The part of the superego that judges the ethical nature of one's actions and thoughts and then transmits such determinations to the ego for consideration.

单词	conscience
释义	conscience [ kon-shuhns ] / ˈkɒn ʃəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conscience ON THESAURUS.COM noun the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience. the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual. an inhibiting sense of what is prudent: I'd eat another piece of pie but my conscience would bother me. conscientiousness. Obsolete. consciousness; self-knowledge. Obsolete. strict and reverential observance. Idioms for conscience have something on one's conscience, to feel guilty about something, as an act that one considers wrong: She behaves as if she had something on her conscience. in all conscience, in all reason and fairness. certainly; assuredly. Also in conscience. Origin of conscience 1175–1225; Middle English <Anglo-French <Latin conscientia knowledge, awareness, conscience. See con-, science OTHER WORDS FROM conscience con·science·less, adjectivecon·science·less·ly, adverbcon·science·less·ness, nounsub·con·science, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH conscience conscience , conscious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conscience The mottled goosebone of the Allentown prophet is no more meteorologically accurate than our subconscience. Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]\|Christopher Darlington Morley British Dictionary definitions for conscience conscience / (ˈkɒnʃəns) / noun the sense of right and wrong that governs a person's thoughts and actions regulation of one's actions in conformity to this sense a supposed universal faculty of moral insight conscientiousness; diligence a feeling of guilt or anxietyhe has a conscience about his unkind action obsolete consciousness in conscience or in all conscience with regard to truth and justice certainly on one's conscience causing feelings of guilt or remorse Derived forms of conscience conscienceless, adjective Word Origin for conscience C13: from Old French, from Latin conscientia knowledge, consciousness, from conscīre to know; see conscious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with conscience conscience see have a clear conscience; in conscience. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to conscience shame, duty, compunction, morals, censor, demur, superego, qualms, principles, scruples, still small voice Medical definitions for conscience conscience [ kŏn′shəns ] n. The awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one's conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong. The part of the superego that judges the ethical nature of one's actions and thoughts and then transmits such determinations to the ego for consideration. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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