conscience

Noun

Meaning

Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness.

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.

The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.

Tenderness of feeling; pity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scruples moral sense sense of right and wrong grace knowledge mind heart principle soul duty consciousness integrity morality ethics breast

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Antonyms

belief credit confidence conviction neutrality clarity

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Hypernyms

ethics morality shame morals ethical motive

Hyponyms

conscientiousness superego sense of duty small voice voice of conscience sense of shame

Related terms

consciousness conscientious conscientiously conscientiousness conscionable

Phrases with the word

voice of conscience bad conscience in all conscience good conscience exile of conscience evil conscience

Examples

A clear conscience fears neither lies, nor rumors, nor gossip. Ovid

- How can you believe in God? Have you seen your God? - I haven't actually seen God. But I have performed many brain surgeries, and when I opened the skull, I never saw a mind in there either. And I never found a conscience there either. Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky)

Freedom is a clear conscience. Periander

A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth. Filipino Proverb

A clear conscience is a good pillow. American Proverb

A clear conscience laughs at false rumors. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

consarned consarnit consaw conscience clause conscience money conscience round