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# conscience

noun (a conscience, consciences)

«conscience» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The feeling or inner voice inside you that tells you what is right and wrong, and makes you feel bad when you do wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#m1)
2. (church, ethics) Christians and many others believe the conscience helps us know God's law; they examine their conscience before confession. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#m2)
3. «In all conscience» (formal) means «honestly, fairly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#m3)

### In the lessons

In ethics lessons pupils learn to listen to their conscience; a «guilty conscience» makes you feel bad after doing wrong, a «clear conscience» means you have done nothing wrong. In stories Jiminy Cricket is Pinocchio's conscience. Phrases: «guilty conscience», «clear conscience», «prick of conscience», «on your conscience», «conscience-stricken», «examine your conscience».

### Examples

- My conscience told me to give the money back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x1)
- He had a guilty conscience after lying to his mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x2)
- She went to bed with a clear conscience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x3)
- Jiminy Cricket was Pinocchio's conscience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x4)
- Before confession, Catholics examine their conscience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x5)
- His conscience was bothering him, so he said sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x6)
- I couldn't, in all conscience, take the last cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x7)
- ‘You must really have another little sin on your conscience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#x8)

### Note

Spelling trap: con-science (like «science»). Pronounced KON-shuns. Do not confuse with «conscious» (awake, aware) or «consciousness». Adjective: conscientious (hard-working and careful).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conscience» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conscience» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conscience.html) on Mova free.