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Conscience Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
Conscience Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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 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.
(n.)
The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
(n.)
Tenderness of feeling; pity.
Tenderness of feeling; pity.
(n.)
Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutKnowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness.
conscience
\con"science\ (?), n. [f. conscience, fr. l. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con- + scire to know. see science.]
1. knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [obs.] the sweetest cordial we receive, at last, is conscience of our virtuous actions past.
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. my conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale, and every tale condemns me for a villain. as science means knowledge, conscience etymologically means self-knowledge but the english word implies a moral standard of action in the mind as well as a consciousness of our own actions. conscience is the reason, employed about questions of right and wrong, and accompanied with the sentiments of approbation and condemnation.
3. the estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty. conscience supposes the existence of some such [i.e., moral] faculty, and properly signifies our consciousness of having acted agreeably or contrary to its directions.
4. tenderness of feeling; pity. [obs.]
conscience
clause, a clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc.
conscience
money, stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor. such money paid into the united states treasury by unknown debtors is called the conscience fund.
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in all conscience
voice of conscience
court of conscience
in conscience
to make a matter of conscience
to make conscience of
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keeper of the king`s conscience
guilty conscience
The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct.
Cydwybod = n. conscience
Cywydd = n. a kind of metre; perception; conscience
Noun
1. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
(synonym) scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong
(hypernym) ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality
(hyponym) superego
2. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"
(hypernym) morality
(hyponym) conscientiousness
3. a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"
(hypernym) shame
Conscience Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream that your conscience censures you for deceiving some one, denotes that you will be tempted to commit wrong and should be constantly on your guard. To dream of having a quiet conscience, denotes that you will stand in high repute.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectConscience Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the intellect that distinguishes right from wrong. Moral judgment may derive from values or norms (principles and rules). In psychological terms conscience is often described as leading to feelings of remorse when a human commits actions that go against his/her moral values and to feelings of rectitude or integrity when actions conform to such norms. The extent to which conscience informs moral judgment before an action and whether such moral judgments are or should be based in reason has occasioned debate through much of the history of Western philosophy.
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Conscience Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
that faculty of the mind, or inborn sense of right and wrong, by which we judge of the moral character of human conduct. It is common to all men. Like all our other faculties, it has been perverted by the Fall (John 16:2; Acts 26:9; Rom. 2:15). It is spoken of as "defiled" (Titus 1:15), and "seared" (1 Tim. 4:2). A "conscience void of offence" is to be sought and cultivated (Acts 24:16; Rom. 9:1; 2 Cor. 1:12; 1 Tim. 1:5, 19; 1 Pet. 3:21).
Conscience The imperfectly received or recognized working of one's spiritual being, in itself a spiritual activity of the inner god, which as yet is able to send only some faint gleams of light, truth, and harmony into the heavy and obscure brain-mind in which most people live. The higher the stage of evolution, the more easily and abundantly is this spiritual energy transmitted to the lower self. Conscience is the voice of innate and of garnered spiritual wisdom, emanating first from the spiritual monad (buddhi) and also from the stored-up higher experiences of previous incarnations, reaching us through the veils of the intermediate principles. The thinner these veils are made through the cultivation of the virtues involved in impersonal living, the more easily does the conscience rule us and work within us.
Notwithstanding its source, the conscience cannot be said to be an infallible guide until the divine powers of the god within flow freely and are thus fully manifested. The cause of its fallibility is the blindness and reluctance of the brain-mind to receive these radiations from the divinity within. Yet, fallible though conscience be, it should be trusted and followed because it is a more or less complete shining, in itself, of the inner light, and because by recognizing and using it, the radiation grows stronger and a person grows wiser.
Conscience is usually thought of as ethical and admonitory, and intuition, its alter ego, as instantaneous knowledge.
Notwithstanding its source, the conscience cannot be said to be an infallible guide until the divine powers of the god within flow freely and are thus fully manifested. The cause of its fallibility is the blindness and reluctance of the brain-mind to receive these radiations from the divinity within. Yet, fallible though conscience be, it should be trusted and followed because it is a more or less complete shining, in itself, of the inner light, and because by recognizing and using it, the radiation grows stronger and a person grows wiser.
Conscience is usually thought of as ethical and admonitory, and intuition, its alter ego, as instantaneous knowledge.
