CONSCIENCE | Meaning & Definition for UK English - Lexico ...

A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour. 'he had a guilty conscience about his desires'. More example ... HomeUKEnglishconsciencenounAperson'smoralsenseofrightandwrong,viewedasactingasaguidetoone'sbehaviour.‘hehadaguiltyconscienceabouthisdesires’Moreexamplesentences‘Benwassufferingapangofconscience’‘DoesGodcreatehumanbeingswithaconscienceandmoralreasoningpowersandthenleavethemalone?’‘Hecouldtouchifhewantedto,andhedidwantto,sobadly,buthisconscienceknewitwaswrong.’‘Thecommonpeople,whoseconsciencesarestillalert,arethewheat.’‘Thewholelegalsystemwouldcollapseifevenjustafewlawyersbegintolettheirownmoralconsciencesinfluencetheirwork.’‘Maybetheselittleselvesarethevoicesonourshoulders,likeourconsciencesorourmorals.’‘SwedenisoftenheldupasbeingamodelofademocraticEuropeancountrywithamoralconscience.’‘Andtheygotthestatusofindividualsbuttheydon'thavemoralconscienceslikewedo.’‘Ihavecometorealisethathewasbornentirelywithoutaconscienceorasenseofremorse.’‘Instead,theyonlyservetoeasetheconsciencesofthewell-to-dowhilekeepingthepooroutofsight.’‘Complexmoralissuesarebetterlefttotheconsciencesofelectedmembersofparliament.’‘Ihopetheburglarwillhaveaconscienceandreturnthesetapes,whichareofnovaluetoanybodyelse.’‘Maybethatmaypersuadethemtoexaminetheirconsciences.’‘Whatthetownspeoplereallysufferfromarediseasedconsciencesbroughtonbyseveregreed.’‘Afterall,youhavetoleaveanescaperouteforpeople'sconsciences.’‘Letthepeoplevoteforthepresidentandvicepresidentoftheirchoice,inaccordancewiththeirconsciences.’‘Therewerepeoplewhohadobviouslysuppressedtheirconsciencesfortherestoftheirlivesaftertheiractions.’‘Perhapsthatistheonlywaythedevelopedworldcanreact-bydiggingintopocketsandallowingconsciencestobetroubled.’‘Individualswillbefarmorefreetovotetheirconscienceswithoutfearingeconomicharm.’‘Ithinkthereforethatweinthemediahavetoexamineourconsciencesandsaywehavearesponsibilityherebeyondinformingthepublic.’‘Ourconsciencesandsensitivitieshavebeendeadenedbytoomuchdrinking,hesays.’Synonymssenseofrightandwrong,senseofright,moralsense,stillsmallvoice,innervoice,voicewithinViewsynonymsPhrasesinconscienceByanyfairorreasonablestandard.‘howcanweinallconsciencejustifythechargingoffeesforsuchaservice?’Moreexamplesentences‘Howcouldthecouncil,inallconscience,havemadeanapplicationtocullknowingthattheonlymethodpreviouslytriedtocontrolthegeesewasaskingpeopleintheparknottofeedthem?’‘Andwhere,inallconscience,shouldtheymoveonto?’‘Britain'sfishingministersshould,inallconscience,haveacceptedthetotalclosureoftheNorthSeafortheprotectionofthreatenedfishstocks.’‘How,inallconscience,canthewell-fedoftheworld,byturningwhatshouldbeachoiceintoaglobaldictate,optoutofthenewtechnologiesthatcouldprovidetheopportunityforalltheworld'speopletobewell-fed?’‘Butinallconscience,asenvironmentsecretary,Ican'trecommendcommercialisation.’‘IalsowishtothankthoseHonourablememberswhoinallconsciencecouldnotfinditintheirheartstovoteagainstthemotion.’‘Journalists,morethananybodyelse,shouldknowhowterrifyingthesewarcrimesare,andIthinkweshould,inallconscience,dowhatwecantocreateaglobaljusticesystemwhichdetersthemfrombeingcommitted.’‘Wealsoneedtoprovidemeanswherebythosewho,inconscience,cannotaccepttheirministry,cancontinuetoworshipandserveGodandhismissionwithintheChurchofEngland'sfellowship.’‘Itisverywelltosaythattherespondentoughtnotinconsciencetoretainthismoneyandthatthatconsiderationisenoughtofoundanactionformoneyhadandreceived.’‘IntheendIcouldnotinconsciencetakeanotherappointment.’onone'sconscienceWeighingheavilyandguiltilyonone'smind.‘anactofprovidencehadpreventedhimfromhavingadeathonhisconscience’Moreexamplesentences‘ButyouimmediatelychoseHellastheonetowhichyoursbelongs,soI'minclinedtoconclude,sir,thatsomethingmustweighveryheavilyonyourconscience.’‘Thematterweighedonhisconscienceheavily,butheknewnootherwayofdealingwithit.’‘Theconsequencesofheractionsweighedheavilyonherconscience,butsherefusedtofeelguilty.’‘Iliketoimaginethatnearlykillingafouryearoldbyyourrecklessnessandstupiditywouldweighonyourconscience.’‘Ihopethebloodofthosekilledwillweighonhisconscienceandkeephimawakeatnight;heistheonemanwhowillhavebloodonhishands.’‘Ifhedid,he'sgotenoughtoweighonhisconscienceforanotherquarterofacentury.’‘Thisconvictionsatheavilyonherconscience.’‘Andhowwouldyoufeeltohavetheirdeathsonyourconscience?’‘Hehasababy'sdeathonhisconsciencefortherestofhisdays.’‘Ifyoudidnotaccomplishsomethingthatcouldbeseenassuccessfulbyothers,thenthesacrificesmadebyyourfamilywouldbeconsideredmeaninglessanditwouldresideonyourconscience.’OriginMiddleEnglish(alsointhesense‘innerthoughtsorknowledge’):viaOldFrenchfromLatinconscientia,fromconscient-‘beingprivyto’,fromtheverbconscire,fromcon-‘with’+scire‘know’.Wordofthedaywassail/ˈwɒseɪl/nounSeedefinitions&examplesIt'shere!Lexico'sfirstWordoftheYear!DoesEnglishHaveMoreWordsThanAnyOtherLanguage?TrendingWordsMostpopularintheworldcognizanceeye-wateringlymercirejoinderpersonallifeAreYouLearningEnglish?HereAreOurTopEnglishTipsBasicGuidelinesForEnglishSpellingsREADTHESEARTICLESHereAreTheTopEnglishWritingTipsREADTHESEARTICLESTheBestArticlesToImproveYourEnglishLanguageUsageREADTHESEARTICLESFunEnglishWordListsTo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