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conscience


Main Entry: con·science
Pronunciation: \ˈkän(t)-shən(t)s\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin conscientia, from conscient-, consciens, present participle of conscire to be conscious, be conscious of guilt, from com- + scire to know — more at science
Date: 13th century

1 a : the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good b : a faculty, power, or principle enjoining good acts c : the part of the superego in psychoanalysis that transmits commands and admonitions to the ego
2 archaic : consciousness
3 : conformity to the dictates of conscience : conscientiousness
4 : sensitive regard for fairness or justice : scruple

con·science·less \-ləs\ adjective

in all conscience or in conscience : in all fairness


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