conscience

Definition of conscience in English English dictionary: The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour; inwit
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.; Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.; the faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct; {n} natural knowledge, simple reason; conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience" a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty" motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions; 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; Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous. He refused for reasons of conscience to sign a new law legalising abortion. the law on freedom of conscience and religious organizations. see also prisoner of conscience; Tenderness of feeling; pity; {i} sense of right and wrong; a knowledge or sense of right and wrong, with a compulsion to do the former and a feeling of guilt if one acts in violation of that moral judgment; the faculty of the human subject which enforces the moral law in a particular way for each individual by providing an awareness of what is right and wrong in each situation; a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"; Have you the conscience to [demand such a price] Can your conscience allow you to [demand such a price] Conscience is the secret monitor within man which accuses or excuses him, as he does what he thinks to be wrong or right In all conscience As, “And enough too, in all conscience ” Meaning that the demand made is as much as conscience would tolerate without accusing the person of actual dishonesty; to the verge of that fine line which separates honesty from dishonesty My conscience! An oath I swear by my conscience Court of Conscience Established for the recovery of small debts in London and other trading places These courts have been superseded by county courts “Why should not Conscience have vacation, As well as other courts o' the nation?” Butler: Hudibras, ii 2 Nonconformist Conscience (See Nonconformist); Conscience (kÃ²nÂ´shens) noun 1 Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness [Obs] 2 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 3 The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty; Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience, you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong. I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back? I could go away again with a clear conscience; motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions; If you say that you cannot do something in all conscience, in good conscience, or in conscience, you mean that you cannot do it because you think it is wrong. She could not, in good conscience, back out on her deal with him; inner sense of right and wrong, as in: Wouldn't it bother your conscience to lie to your friends?; Our internal 'voice' which tells us right from wrong, some people believe that this is the voice of God within us; Tafrit; Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness; Due to John Henry Newman Our capacity for discernment which allows us to know God and God's character IS our conscience; Conscience is a feeling of guilt because you know you have done something that is wrong. I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience They have shown a ruthless lack of conscience; Nervous Man in a Four Dollar RoomThe Last Night of a Jockey; The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty; conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"; (N) -the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action; internal standards of behavior, which usually control one's conduct and produce emotional discomfort when violated internal standards of behavior, which usually control one's conduct and produce emotional discomfort when violated; If you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong. Now the murderer has two deaths on his conscience; A persons moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects their own behaviour
conscience vote: a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party
conscience votes: plural form of conscience vote
conscience clause: A clause in a law that relieves persons whose conscientious or religious scruples forbid compliance
conscience money: money given to ease the giver's sense of guilt or wrongdoing
conscience money: Money paid in compensation or atonement, as for a dishonest or morally objectionable act
conscience money: payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings
conscience-smitten: affected by conscience
conscience-stricken: feeling very guilty about something that you have done wrong
conscience-stricken: feeling regret, feeling troubled because of one's actions
conscienceless: unscrupulous or ruthless
pang of conscience: A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets
So it fell that Mistress Anne could go to London without pangs of conscience at leaving her sister in the country and alone.
pangs of conscience: plural form of pang of conscience
for conscience sake: In order to satisfy one's conscience
for conscience' sake: In order to satisfy one's conscience
for conscience's sake: In order to satisfy one's conscience
clear conscience: conscience which is free of guilt
cleared his conscience: acted in order to remove his feelings of guilt
conscienceless: {s} lacking morals, lacking scruples
conscienceless: lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar"
conscienceless: Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous
conscienceless: lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar
consciences: plural of conscience
felt pangs of conscience: felt extremely guilty
followed his conscience: was guided by his conscience
for reasons of conscience: because one's conscience so directs
freedom of conscience: freedom of the individual to act in accordance with his moral sense or scruples
guilty conscience: deep feeling of self-reproach which stems from a belief that one has done wrong
guilty conscience: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence
has a clear conscience: feels he did nothing wrong, has nothing to feel guilty about
has no conscience: has no sense of right and wrong, evil, wicked
have a guilty conscience: feel guilt, feel self-reproach, feel regret or remorse
in a clear conscience: without guilt, knowing one is right
liberty of conscience: freedom of conscience, freedom to chose one's own moral viewpoint
matter of conscience: issue concerning one's scruples or moral sense
pangs of conscience: feelings of guilt, feelings of conviction
prick of the conscience: feeling of regret, feeling of remorse for a wrongdoing
prisoner of conscience: Prisoners of conscience are people who have been put into prison for their political or social beliefs or for breaking the law while protesting against a political or social system. = political prisoner. someone who is put in prison because of their political ideas
prisoners of conscience: one who was imprisoned merely for demanding to act in accordance to his own world views
salve his conscience: quiet his conscience, ease his conscience
search one's conscience: perform a self-criticism
smitten by conscience: struck by feelings of guilt
social conscience: if someone has a social conscience, they know about and want to help people who have problems in society, for example people who are poor or have family problems
voice of conscience: imaginary voice that admonishes a person after doing wrong, one's conscience "speaking" and causing one to feel remorse
weigh upon one's conscience: cause someone remorse, cause someone to feel regret

conscience

Hyphenation

con·science

Turkish pronunciation

känşıns

Synonyms

censor, compunction, demur, duty, inner voice, morals, principles, qualms, right and wrong, scruples, shame, small voice, squeam, still small voice, superego

Antonyms

immorality

Pronunciation

/ˈkänsʜəns/ /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

Etymology

() From Old French conscience Latin conscientia (“knowledge within oneself”) consciens, present participle of conscire (“to know, to be conscious (of wrong)”) com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”).

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