conscience
/ˈkɑn.ʃəns/noun2 syllables
Conscience means: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.
Synonyms for conscience3
noun, as in motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong
What does conscience mean?3
noun
1
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
2
conformity to one's own sense of right conduct“a person of unflagging conscience”
3
a feeling of shame when you do something immoral“he has no conscience about his cruelty”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Conscience in a sentence
- Evidently, our expert witness comes armed not only with details but a conscience.MrShoval
- The freedom of faith, of conscience and of religious and ideological confession are inviolable.GuidoW
- Are those pangs of conscience that you're feeling, or just pangs of hunger?AlanF_US
- If they had a conscience, they wouldn't behave like this.Ergulis
- You can delete things from your browser history, but not from your conscience.DJ_Saidez
- To clear your conscience, you can try calling him again.AlanF_US
- If you have a clear conscience, you needn't fear any questions.Nuel
- Be the master of your will, but the servant of your conscience.Bernie75
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Forms of conscience
as a noun
- plural
- consciences