CONSCIENCE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word conscience. (close relations)
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| scruples | nounn | |||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||
| ethics | nounn | |||||
noun • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong • the philosophical study of moral values and rules | ||||||
| integrity | nounn | |||||
noun • an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting • moral soundness | ||||||
| morality | nounn | |||||
noun • concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | ||||||
| principle | nounn | |||||
noun • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • a rule or standard especially of good behavior • a basic truth or law or assumption • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • rule of personal conduct • (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | ||||||
| sensibility | nounn | |||||
noun • mental responsiveness and awareness • refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions • (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation | ||||||
| moral sense | nounn | |||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||
| sense of right and wrong | ||||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||
