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conscience

/kɒnʃəns/
Meanings
  • noun

    The part of the mind that perceives and judges actions, thoughts, and feelings.

    - "His conscience troubled him after stealing the money."
    - "She followed her conscience even when it was difficult."
  • noun

    A person's moral sense, acting as a guide to their behavior.

    - "He acted against his conscience and betrayed his friend."
    - "She trusted her conscience to make the right decision."
Pronunciation
  1. /kɒnʃəns/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with conscience
appliance , advice , compliance , dice , device , discipline , ease , grace , ice , invoice , liance , liquorice , loquacious , noise , poise , precise , reprise , rise , sense , service , spice , terrace , vice
Variants
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conscience , conscienceless , consciences , in all conscience , in conscience , conscience money , conscience moneys , conscience-stricken , crise de conscience , clear conscience , guilty conscience , guilty/troubled conscience , troubled conscience , matter of (individual) conscience , matter of conscience , matter of individual conscience , her conscience pricks , her conscience pricks oneself , his conscience pricks , his conscience pricks oneself , one's conscience pricks , one's conscience pricks (oneself) , one's conscience pricks oneself , their conscience pricks , their conscience pricks oneself , on her conscience , on his conscience , on one's conscience , on their conscience , prick of conscience
Etymology
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From the Old French 'consciencia', from the Latin 'conscius' meaning 'aware, knowing'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'conscience' first appeared in English in the 14th century.

  2. The word 'conscience' is related to the word 'know'.

  3. The conscience is sometimes referred to as the 'moral compass'.

Related Concepts
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  1. moral sense: The innate ability to distinguish right from wrong.

  2. superego: A part of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that represents moral and ethical standards.

Quotes
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  1. So she had lied to him, but so had he to her, they were quits on that score and his "conscience" was calm.

    - Bernard Malamud,{it}The Magic Barrel{/it},(1950) 1958

  2. We like to imagine literature as the still, small voice of human "conscience". It is that only rarely, however. Actively and passively, it has always borne along pernicious ideas.

    - Marilynne Robinson,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},15 Mar. 1987

  3. … it is a politician's natural instinct to avoid taking any stand that seems controversial unless and until the voters demand it or "conscience" absolutely requires it.

    - Al Gore,{it}An Inconvenient Truth{/it},2006

  4. The rat had no morals, no "conscience", no scruples, no consideration, no decency …

    - E. B. White,{it}Charlotte's Web{/it},1952
Culture
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In literature, the conscience has been portrayed as a moral compass, a source of inner conflict, and a guide to redemption. In art, it has been depicted as a voice or an inner being. In music, there are songs about following or betraying one's conscience.

How to Memorize "conscience"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a small voice in your head that speaks to you about what is right and wrong.
    - Visualize a scale, with conscience on one side and temptation on the other, helping you make decisions.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'conscience' with 'morality' and 'inner voice'.
    - Think of the word 'conscience' as synonymous with 'moral compass'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym C-O-N-S-I-O-N-S: Conscientious, Objective, Noticed, Significant, Internal, Observed, Noted, and Struggled.
    - Use the phrase 'conscience is the inner voice that keeps us from doing wrong'.

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