conscience
The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own…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.
» My conscience is clear.
Ich habe ein reines Gewissen.
Моя совесть чиста.
Моя совість чиста.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Your conscience is your highest authority.
1949, Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist, Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.
Gewissen
со́вестьsóvestʹ
со́вістьsóvistʹ, сумлі́нняsumlínnja
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.
Examples
215 sentencesMy conscience is clear.
Моя совість чиста.
ruМоя совесть чиста.
deIch habe ein reines Gewissen.
Tom has no conscience.
У Тома немає совісті.
She had a clear conscience.
У неї була чиста совість.
ruУ нее была чистая совесть.
deSie hatte ein reines Gewissen.
I'm your conscience.
Я твоя совість.
ruЯ твоя совесть.
deIch bin dein Gewissen.
Do you have a guilty conscience?
ruУ тебя совесть нечиста?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English conscience, from Old French conscience, from Latin conscientia (“knowlFrom Middle English conscience, from Old French conscience, from Latin conscientia (“knowledge within oneself”) (a calque of Ancient Greek σῠνείδησῐς (sŭneídēsĭs)), from consciens, present participle of conscire (“to know, to be conscious (of wrong)”), from com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”).
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Forms
plural: consciences| Singular | conscience |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions:scruplesmoral sensesense of right and wrong
Word family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- a guilty conscience
- conscience is clear
- guilty conscience
- a clear conscience
- clear conscience
- his conscience is