VDict - Definition of conscience

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conscience

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Noun

a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
- he has no conscience about his cruelty

conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- a person of unflagging conscience

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

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Synonyms:
scruples moral sense sense of right and wrong

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "conscience":
conscience consequence consonance
Words contain "conscience":
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Words contain "conscience" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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