[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conscience.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / conscience

[← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/C/)

# conscience

«conscience» in Mova's school dictionary: **The feeling or inner voice inside you that tells you what…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a conscience, consciences)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#m2)

3) «In all conscience» (formal) means «honestly, fairly». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/#m3)

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

### In the corpora

- [«Ancient», «conscience» and «conscious» spell a /sh/ sound with ci or sci.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/25/)
- [A guilty conscience, like not sleeping or not looking someone in the eye, is a sign that something needs putting right.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/336-little-lies-at-home/20/)
- [Her conscience bit until she told the teacher and took the test again at lunch.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/3/)
- [Guilt is the conscience working; it is a sign you know what is right, not proof you are a bad person.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conscience» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conscience/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.