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单词 freedom of conscience
释义

conscience /konˈshəns/

noun
  1. The sense of moral correctness that governs or influences a person's actions or thoughts
  2. Scrupulousness, conscientiousness, diligence
  3. Inmost thought, consciousness (Shakespeare)
interjection (Scot)

An expression of surprise (also my conscience)

ORIGIN: Fr, from L cōnscientia knowledge, from cōnscīre to know well, in one's own mind, from con-, intens, and scīre to know

conˈscienceless adjective

conˈscient adjective

  1. Aware
  2. Conscious

conscientious /-shi-enˈshəs/ adjective

  1. Regulated by a regard to conscience
  2. Scrupulous
  3. Tending to take great care, show diligence, etc

conscienˈtiously adverb

conscienˈtiousness noun

conscientizāˈtion or conscientisāˈtion noun

conˈscientize or conˈscientise transitive verb

To make (someone) aware of (political, social rights, etc)

conˈscionable /-shən-ə-bl/ adjective (obsolete)

Governed or regulated by conscience

conˈscionableness noun (obsolete)

conˈscionably adverb (obsolete)

conscience clause noun

A clause in a law, contract, etc which allows people with moral objections not to obey, be bound, etc

conscience money noun

Money given to relieve the conscience, as compensation for wrongdoing

conˈscience-proof adjective

Unvisited by any compunctions of conscience

conˈscience-smitten or conˈscience-stricken adjective

Stung by conscience, feeling guilty

conscientious objector noun

A person who objects on grounds of conscience, esp to military service

case of conscience

A question in casuistry

crisis of conscience

A state of acute unease over a difficult moral decision

freedom of conscience

The right to hold religious or other beliefs without persecution

good (or bad) conscience

An approving (or reproving) conscience

in all conscience

  1. Certainly
  2. By all that is right and fair (informal)

make a matter of conscience

To have scruples about

on one's conscience

Causing feelings of guilt

prisoner of conscience

A person imprisoned on account of his or her political beliefs

speak one's conscience (Shakespeare)

  1. To speak frankly
  2. To give one's opinion

upon conscience or o’ my conscience (archaic)

Truly

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