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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conscience/ˈkɒnʃəns/
▶noun a person's moral sense of right and wrong.
– phrases
in (all) conscience in fairness.
on one's conscience causing feelings of guilt.
in (all) conscience in fairness.
on one's conscience causing feelings of guilt.
– derivatives
conscienceless adjective.
conscienceless adjective.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. conscientia, from conscient-, conscire ‘be privy to’, from con- ‘with’ + scire ‘know’.
'conscience' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "conscience" in the title:
'with a conscience'
"on my conscience"
a man of conscience
bad conscience
Check your conscience at the door.
conscience is tossed
Conscience permitting
Conscience-stricken
Does your conscious or conscience remind you?
fundamentalism and conscience
grow a conscience
How to use "Conscience"
objector of conscience
outraged conscience /sit with
they call upon common qualities of conscience
with a good conscience our only sure reward
"on my conscience"
a man of conscience
bad conscience
Check your conscience at the door.
conscience is tossed
Conscience permitting
Conscience-stricken
Does your conscious or conscience remind you?
fundamentalism and conscience
grow a conscience
How to use "Conscience"
objector of conscience
outraged conscience /sit with
they call upon common qualities of conscience
with a good conscience our only sure reward
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