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conscience

The correct spelling is conscience.

How to pronounce conscience

/kɒnʃəns/
noun

IPA: /kɒnʃəns/

Say it like: Con-ssee-nse

The correct spelling is conscience. The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour. For example: "Your conscience is your highest authority."

Usage Examples

Your conscience is your highest authority.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.
  2. 2.(chiefly fiction) 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. 3.Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.

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