Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin conscientia, from conscient-, consciens, present participle of conscire to be conscious, be conscious of guilt, from com- + scire to know — more at science. 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a. 'Conscience' vs. 'Conscious': Let Us Be... “Conscience.”

Thus understood, conscience is unobjectionable but can claim no special dignity or respect. Debates about the liberty of religious conscience turned into debates about freedom of the …

A conscience is a cognitive process that elicits emotion and rational associations based on an individual's moral philosophy or value system. Conscience stands in contrast to elicited emotion or thought due to associations based on immediate sensory perceptions and reflexive responses, as in sympathetic central nervous system responses.

CONSCIENCE meaning: 1. the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad….

Conscience is a wisdom whose origin and practice are as puzzling as they are precious.

A conscience is a built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong. That sick feeling in your stomach after you lied to your brother about borrowing his skateboard? That might be your conscience bothering you. The word conscience contains the word science, which comes from the Latin word scientia, meaning "to know" or "knowledge."

Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you if what you are doing is wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, or if you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong. I started paying attention to my conscience.

If you cannot do something in (all/good) conscience, you cannot do it because you think that it is morally wrong. I cannot in good conscience allow this situation to continue. She could not in all conscience remain silent. If something is on your conscience, it makes you feel guilty.

conscience, a personal sense of the moral content of one’s own conduct, intentions, or character with regard to a feeling of obligation to do right or be good. Conscience, usually informed by acculturation and instruction, is thus generally understood to give intuitively authoritative judgments regarding the moral quality of single actions.

[countable, uncountable] the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong. This is a matter of individual conscience (= everyone must make their own judgement about it). He won't let it trouble his conscience. I salve my …