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conscience

UK
/ˈkɒnʃəns/
US
/ˈkɑnʃəns/

Translations

consciencenoun
consciences
pl
UK
/ˈkɒnʃəns/
US
/ˈkɑnʃəns/
Conscience is what makes us tell the truth even when no one is watching.
La conscience est ce qui nous pousse à dire la vérité même quand personne ne nous regarde.
He had a guilty conscience after lying to his friend.
Il avait mauvaise conscience après avoir menti à son ami.
Synonyms
moral sense
inner voice
scruples
principles
ethics
morality
sense of right and wrong
conscienceadjective
UK
/ˈkɒn.ʃəns/
US
/ˈkɑːn.ʃəns/
Used attributively before a noun to denote that the following noun is motivated or governed by moral principles (e.g., conscience vote).
de conscienceDans l’expression vote de conscience.
The bill was decided by a conscience vote rather than along party lines.
Le projet de loi a été adopté à la suite d’un vote de conscience plutôt que selon les lignes du parti.

Definitions

consciencenoun
The inner faculty or principle in a person that distinguishes right from wrong and urges one toward moral action.
Conscience is what makes us tell the truth even when no one is watching.
A feeling of guilt or moral discomfort that follows the doing of something wrong.
He had a guilty conscience after lying to his friend.
conscienceadjective
Relating to or governed by conscience; based on personal moral judgment.
The bill was decided by a conscience vote rather than along party lines.
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