Conscience: meaning, definitions and examples
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conscience
[ หkษnสษns ]
in moral decision-making
Conscience is a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behavior. It is often described as a voice within that tells us whether our actions are morally right or wrong.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- My conscience tells me that cheating on the exam is wrong.
- She couldn't live with herself after stealing from the charity, as her conscience was troubled.
- The decision to donate to the orphanage was made based on his conscience.
- His conscience wouldn't allow him to walk away without helping the injured man.
- Following your conscience is important in making ethical decisions.
Translations
Translations of the word "conscience" in other languages:
๐ต๐น consciรชncia
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฟเคตเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช Gewissen
๐ฎ๐ฉ hati nurani
๐บ๐ฆ ัะพะฒัััั
๐ต๐ฑ sumienie
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฏๅฟ (ใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท conscience
๐ช๐ธ conciencia
๐น๐ท vicdan
๐ฐ๐ท ์์ฌ (yangsim)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุถู ูุฑ (damir)
๐จ๐ฟ svฤdomรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ svedomie
๐จ๐ณ ่ฏๅฟ (liรกngxฤซn)
๐ธ๐ฎ vest
๐ฎ๐ธ samviska
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐั-ะพะถะดะฐะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแแแแกแ (sindisi)
๐ฆ๐ฟ vicdan
๐ฒ๐ฝ conciencia
Word origin
The word 'conscience' originated from the Latin word 'conscientia', which means 'knowledge within oneself'. It has been used in English since the 13th century to refer to an inner feeling or voice viewed as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.
See also: geoscience, prescience, science, scientific, scientist, scientists.