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• conscience — con|science [ˈkɔnʃəns US ˈka:n ] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin conscientia, from conscire to be conscious (of being guilty) , from com ( COM ) + scire to know ] 1.) the part of your mind that tells you whether what you …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conscience — noun (C, U) 1 MIND the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong: Be guided by your conscience. | a social conscience (=a moral sense of how society should be) | a guilty/bad conscience (=feel guilty… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• conscience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean (esp. AmE), clear, easy, good ▪ How can you do your job with a clean conscience? ▪ I have a clear conscience. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• philosophy, Western — Introduction       history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present.       This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …   Universalium

• pain — n 1 Pain, ache, pang, throe, twinge, stitch are comparable when they mean a bodily sensation that causes acute discomfort or suffering. Pain may range in its application from a sensation that makes one uneasily aware of some bodily disturbance or …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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

• compunction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. regret, remorse; scruple, twinge. See penitence, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sense of guilt or remorse] Syn. remorse, contrition, shame; see regret 1 , repentance , shame 2 . 2. [A twinge of… …   English dictionary for students

• Adolf Hitler's religious beliefs — have been a matter of dispute, in part because of apparently inconsistent statements made by and attributed to him. The relationship between Nazism and religion was complex and shifting over the period of the Nazi Party s existence and during its …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Penitence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Penitence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 penitence penitence contrition compunction repentance remorse Sgm: N 1 regret regret &c. 833 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 self reproach self reproach self repro …   English dictionary for students

• twitch — twitcher, n. twitchingly, adv. /twich/, v.t. 1. to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve. 2. to jerk rapidly: The rider twitched the reins a couple of times. 3. to move (a part of the body) with a… …   Universalium