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Conscience in a sentence

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Conscience meaning

  1. The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions.
  2. 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.
  3. Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.

Synonyms of Conscience

morality scruples moral sense ethical motive ethics morals shame

Conscience in Dutch

geweten gewisse

Example sentences (20)

The treatise presents a three-way approach to understanding the world through materialism, theology and conscience.

That has ushered in an “age of purpose” where brands must find their conscience – and declare it proudly, he said.

The company’s mission has always been to brew the best beer without prejudice but with consistency and conscience.

Dafinone is a flawless political discovery, a man of conscience and dignity who will not sacrifice Urhobo for anything.

Another Vance bill would expand health care workers’ ability to make conscience-based objections to transgender rights.

But these weren’t just any diamonds: these were lab-created diamonds whose conscience was as clean as a newborn babe’s.

It’s unbecoming of the party of Lincoln, and Republicans of conscience should be calling it out at every turn.

Much of Cummins’ social conscience and awareness of the wider world is drawn from his parents Maria and Peter.

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The ongoing failure to hold Israeli authorities accountable is a stain on the conscience of the international community.

Today, even Mets fans who might have grimaced at Cohen’s biography have welcomed him with a clean conscience.

And we saw what happened to the one Labor senator who decided she might bring her conscience to her vote – it was brutal.

King Charles III is described as a sensitive, spiritual, sometimes melancholic character, with a strong social conscience.

Rishi Sunak has committed to giving Tories the freedom to determine Mr Johnson’s fate with their conscience.

Given that she was such a huge support to Lauren when Frankie was born, would Lauren confess to ease Dee-Dee's conscience?

A 43-year-old gun shop owner in Georgia is shutting down his store, saying he can no longer sell weapons in good conscience.

She’s the reason FlexMami has such a powerful narrative: curating content with a conscience and ever mindful of inclusivity.

The small kindnesses and acts of conscience and compassion add up, move us forward, and knit us together with common purpose.

I cannot in good conscience support a man who would tell lies about a great American to defend his own enormous ego,” Mitchell said.

Of course, Blunt is now free to vote his conscience and for the best interest of his constituents.

On the other hand, 18–35-year-olds were the ones most likely to fly this summer (59%) but only 31% had a guilty conscience about it.

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Common combinations with conscience

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "conscience" in a sentence?
An example: "The treatise presents a three-way approach to understanding the world through materialism, theology and conscience." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "conscience" from real English texts.
What does "conscience" mean?
Conscience means: The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions.
What are synonyms of "conscience"?
Common synonyms of "conscience" include: morality, scruples, moral sense, ethical motive, ethics, morals, shame.
What is "conscience" in Dutch?
"conscience" translates to Dutch as: geweten, gewisse.
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