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conscience
English
Etymology
From Middle English conscience, from Old French conscience, from Latin conscientia (“knowledge within oneself”), from consciens, present participle of conscire (“to know, to be conscious (of wrong)”), from com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?n??ns/
Noun
conscience (countable and uncountable, plural consciences)
- The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.
- 1949, Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist,
- Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.
- 1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part V: “The Merchant Princes”, chapter 14, page 175, ¶ 7
- [“]Twer is not a friend of mine testifying against me reluctantly and for conscience’ sake, as the prosecution would have you believe. He is a spy, performing his paid job.[”]
- 1949, Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist,
- (chiefly fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.
- (obsolete) Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 3, scene 1,
- Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
- And thus the native hue of resolution
- Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 3, scene 1,
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "conscience": good, bad, guilty. A good conscience is one free from guilt, a bad conscience the opposite.
- Phrases: for reasons of conscience, to make conscience of, to make a matter of conscience, to act according to the dictates of conscience concerning (any matter), or to scruple to act contrary to its dictates.
Derived terms
Related terms
- conscientious
- conscientiously
- conscientiousness
- conscionable
- consciousness
Translations
See also
- synteresis
Further reading
- conscience in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- conscience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Old French conscience, borrowed from Latin conscientia (“knowledge within oneself”), from consciens, present participle of conscire (“to know, to be conscious (of wrong)”), from com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.sj??s/
- Homophone: consciences
- Hyphenation: con?science
Noun
conscience f (plural consciences)
- conscience
- consciousness
Antonyms
- inconscience
Derived terms
Related terms
- conscient
- science
References
- “conscience” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Alternative forms
- consience, conciens
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French conscience.
Noun
conscience (plural consciences)
- conscience
Descendants
- English: conscience
- Yola: coshes
References
- “conscience, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Alternative forms
- cunscience (Anglo-Norman)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin conscientia (“knowledge within oneself”).
Noun
conscience f (oblique plural consciences, nominative singular conscience, nominative plural consciences)
- conscience
Descendants
- French: conscience
- ? Middle English: conscience, consience, conciens
- English: conscience
- Yola: coshes
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consciousness
English
Etymology
conscious +? -ness
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?n??sn?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?n??sn?s/
Noun
consciousness (countable and uncountable, plural consciousnesses)
- The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
Synonyms
- witfulness
Antonyms
- unconsciousness
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- conscious
- conscience
Translations
See also
- being-for-itself
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