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con·science
 conscience
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the human faculty that enables one to decide between right and wrong conduct, esp. in regard to one's own actions.
His conscience plagued him after he deceived his friend.Since I did nothing wrong, my conscience is clear. |
| definition 2: |
moral integrity.
As a man of conscience, he could not carry out orders that he believed immoral.Their decision had nothing to do with conscience, but rather with an attempt to save face. |
| related words: |
principle |
| derivation: |
conscienceless (adj.) |
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