conscience
a person's sense of right or wrong
TRANSLATION
conscience = das Gewissen --- GOOGLE INDEX conscience: approximately 22,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The 23-year-old Italian striker insists that he has a clear CONSCIENCE when it comes to his display and conduct at the World Cup, saying he was just as disappointed with his inability to lead the team past the group stages as everybody else.
(www.goal.com)
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A clear and innocent CONSCIENCE fears nothing.
(Elizabeth I)
(www.goal.com)
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A clear and innocent CONSCIENCE fears nothing.
(Elizabeth I)
Did you
know?
conscience
noun
- a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Remember that sick feeling in your stomach when you told your parents that your little brother was responsible for breaking mum's favourite flower vase, but it was really you who did it? That was your conscience talking to you.
Conscience contains the word science, which stems from the Latin "scientia," meaning "to know" or "knowledge." Think of it as having knowledge of yourself, especially how you feel about right and wrong. The conscience is a bit like having a guide - some call it that little voice in your head - to help you decide what to do in particular situations. Or as the common saying goes, "Let your conscience be your guide."
How does that differ from conscious though? To the untrained ear and without the proper context, these two words sound similar when pronounced. And both are related to the mind. But one is a noun (conscience) and the other (conscious) is an adjective. In other words, we have a conscience (a sense of right and wrong), but we are conscious, meaning to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present, to be aware or awake.
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SYNONYMS
compunction, inner voice, moral sense, principles, qualms, scruples
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I've never had a bad conscience about leaving a company for a new job."
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Thanks to Volker for suggesting today's word!
noun
- a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Remember that sick feeling in your stomach when you told your parents that your little brother was responsible for breaking mum's favourite flower vase, but it was really you who did it? That was your conscience talking to you.
Conscience contains the word science, which stems from the Latin "scientia," meaning "to know" or "knowledge." Think of it as having knowledge of yourself, especially how you feel about right and wrong. The conscience is a bit like having a guide - some call it that little voice in your head - to help you decide what to do in particular situations. Or as the common saying goes, "Let your conscience be your guide."
How does that differ from conscious though? To the untrained ear and without the proper context, these two words sound similar when pronounced. And both are related to the mind. But one is a noun (conscience) and the other (conscious) is an adjective. In other words, we have a conscience (a sense of right and wrong), but we are conscious, meaning to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present, to be aware or awake.
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SYNONYMS
compunction, inner voice, moral sense, principles, qualms, scruples
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I've never had a bad conscience about leaving a company for a new job."
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Thanks to Volker for suggesting today's word!
