Conscience (The Beloved album)
WordNet

noun


(1)   Conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
"A person of unflagging conscience"
(2)   A feeling of shame when you do something immoral
"He has no conscience about his cruelty"
(3)   Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
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Etymology


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Noun



  1. The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.
    • 1949, Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist,
      Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.
  2. Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.
    • 1603, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 3, sc. 1,
      Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
      And thus the native hue of resolution
      Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.

Usage notes

  • Adjectives often used with "conscience": good, bad, guilty.
  • Phrases: To make conscience of, To make a matter of conscience, to act according to the dictates of conscience concerning (any matter), or to scruple to act contrary to its dictates.

Etymology


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