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without scruple

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  • scruple — 1 noun (countable usually plural) a belief about right and wrong that prevents you from doing something bad: Atkins was a ruthless man with few moral scruples. | without scruple (=without caring about the effects your actions may have on other… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scruple — scru|ple1 [ˈskru:pəl] n [C usually plural, U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: scrupule, from Latin scrupulus small sharp stone, cause of mental discomfort , from scrupus sharp stone ] a belief about what is right and wrong that prevents… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Scruple — • An unfounded apprehension and consequently unwarranted fear that something is a sin which, as a matter of fact, is not Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scruple     Scruple      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • qualm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. twinge, pang, throe; misgiving, compunction, uneasiness, remorse. See fear, penitence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Doubt] Syn. scruple, misgiving, doubt, compunction, reservation, uneasiness, apprehension …   English dictionary for students

  • qualm — [kwäm] n. [ME qualme < OE cwealm, death, disaster (akin to Ger qual, pain, Swed kvalm, nausea) < base of cwellan, to kill (see QUELL): all extant senses show melioration of the orig. meaning] 1. a sudden, brief feeling of sickness,… …   English World dictionary

  • The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Descartes: metaphysics and the philosophy of mind — John Cottingham THE CARTESIAN PROJECT Descartes is rightly regarded as one of the inaugurators of the modern age, and there is no doubt that his thought profoundly altered the course of Western philosophy. In no area has this influence been more… …   History of philosophy

  • Deism — For other uses, see Deism (disambiguation). Part of a series on God General c …   Wikipedia

  • Maryland — • One of the thirteen English colonies which after the Revolution of 1776 became the original States of the American Union Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Maryland     Maryland …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • fascism — /fash iz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often… …   Universalium

  • Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism     Asceticism …   Catholic encyclopedia

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