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noun
Idioms1.
the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience.
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the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual.
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an inhibiting sense of what is prudent: I'd eat another piece of pie but my conscience would bother me.
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EXPANDObsolete. consciousness; self-knowledge.
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COLLAPSEObsolete. strict and reverential observance.
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have something on one's conscience, to feel guilty about something, as an act that one considers wrong: She behaves as if she had something on her conscience.
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Conscienceless
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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