Conscience

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| ˈkɒnʃ(ə)ns |

Definition

• noun
  • a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behavior

Etymology

Middle English (also “inner thoughts or knowledge”), via Old French from Latin conscientia, from conscient- (“being privy to”), from the verb conscire (con “with” + scire “know”).

Compare with conscious (20 November 2014).

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: hati nurani, suara hati
• بهاس ملايو:
  • سوارا هاتي (suara hati)
  • هاتي نوراني (hati nurani)
• Cebuano: tanlag
• Deutsch: das Gewissen
• Español: la conciencia
• Filipino: budhi
• Français: la conscience
• 한국어: 양심 (yangsim)
• Italiano: la coscienza
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: មនសិការរ (monsekear)
• Latino: conscientiam, conscientia
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: အသိတရား, အသိစိတ်
• 日本語: 良心 (りょうしん), 善心 (ぜんしん)
• ພາສາລາວ: ຈິດໃຈ (chidchai), ມະໂນທໍາ (maon thoa)
• ภาษาไทย: มโนธรรม (mnoṭhrrm)
• தமிழ்: மனசாட்சி (maṉacāṭci)
• Tiếng Việt: lương tâm
• 中文: 良心 (liángxīn)