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conscience

UK
/ˈkɒnʃəns/
US
/ˈkɑnʃəns/

Traduzioni

consciencenoun
consciences
pl
UK
/ˈkɒnʃəns/
US
/ˈkɑnʃəns/
He felt a pang of conscience after lying to his friend.
Он почувствовал укол совести после того, как солгал своему другу.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
самосознание
сознание
Sinonimi
inner voice
sense of right and wrong
morality
ethics
principles
scruples
moral sense
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).

Definizioni

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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