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an act of providence had prevented him from having a death on his conscience
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speak one's conscience — (Shakespeare) 1. To speak frankly 2. To give one s opinion • • • Main Entry: ↑conscience … Useful english dictionary
on one's conscience — idi on one s conscience, (of a wrongdoing) burdening one with guilt … From formal English to slang
disburden one's conscience — index confess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
on one's conscience — causing feelings of guilt. → conscience … English new terms dictionary
conscience — [kän′shəns] n. [OFr < L conscientia, consciousness, moral sense < prp. of conscire < com , with + scire, to know (see SCIENCE): replacing ME inwit, knowledge within] 1. a knowledge or sense of right and wrong, with an urge to do right;… … English World dictionary
conscience money — n. money one pays to relieve one s conscience, as in compensation for some former dishonesty … English World dictionary
one's better feelings — one s conscience. → feeling … English new terms dictionary
one's finer feelings — one s conscience or sense of morality. → findings … English new terms dictionary
search one's conscience — perform a self criticism … English contemporary dictionary
Conscience — Not to be confused with consciousness. For other uses, see Conscience (disambiguation). Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Kröller Müller Museum. The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix). Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the … Wikipedia
