conscience

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conscience (enc)

Noun	1.	conscience - motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong superego - (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality - motivation based on ideas of right and wrong small voice, voice of conscience, wee small voice - an inner voice that judges your behavior sense of duty, sense of shame - a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility
	2.	conscience - conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience" morality - concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct conscientiousness - the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience unconscientiousness - the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience
	3.	conscience - a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty" shame - a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

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