Conscience
Word | CONSCIENCE |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | con science |
Pronunciations | /kɒnʃəns/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Conscience"
What do we mean by conscience?
An awareness of morality in regard to one's behavior; a sense of right and wrong that urges one to act morally. noun
A source of moral or ethical judgment or pronouncement. noun
Conformity to one's own sense of right conduct. noun
The part of the superego in psychoanalysis that judges the ethical nature of one's actions and thoughts and then transmits such determinations to the ego for consideration. noun
Consciousness or awareness of something. noun
(in (all good) conscience) In all fairness; by any reasonable standard. idiom
(on (one's) conscience) Causing one to feel guilty or uneasy. idiom
Consciousness; knowledge. noun
Private or inward thoughts; real sentiments. noun
The consciousness that the acts for which a person believes himself to be responsible do or do not conform to his ideal of right; the moral judgment of the individual applied to his own conduct, in distinction from his perception of right and wrong in the abstract, and in the conduct of others. noun
Moral sense; scrupulosity; conformity to one's own sense of right in conduct, or to that of the community. noun
Tender feeling; pity. noun
Same as breastplate, A bellarmine. noun
Most certainly; assuredly. noun
Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. noun
The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on one's self; the moral sense. noun
The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty. noun
Tenderness of feeling; pity. noun
A clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc. noun
The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.
(chiefly fiction) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.
Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Conscience
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- Collective Unconscious Synonyms
- Censor Synonyms
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The word "conscience" in example sentences
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