conscience
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(noun) conformity to one's own sense of right conduct: "a person of unflagging conscience" |
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Related Words: conscientiousness, morality, unconscientiousness |
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(noun) a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty" |
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Related Words: shame |
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(noun) motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
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Synonyms: moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong |
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Related Words: ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals, sense of duty, sense of shame, small voice, superego, voice of conscience, wee small voice |
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