Plural of conscience

Forms of conscience

Consciences in a sentence

• Her predecessors, Stephen Tumim and David Ramsbotham, pillars of establishment bufferdom with impeccable social consciences, had enraged the Home Secretaries to whom they reported.2002 August 5, Mary Riddell, The New Statesman. From the entry bufferdom
• For the time being, the faithful must follow their own consciences and learn to distinguish good from evil by themselves, instead of relying on the ulema.2000, Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, Harper, published 2004, page 131. From the entry ulema
• Similarly, it takes no great historical or contemporary exposure to admit truth in the Marxist claim that religion can prop false consciences and unjust statuses quo.1980, John Tully Carmody, Denise Lardner Carmody, “Social Justice and Liberation”, in Contemporary Catholic Theology: An Introduction, San…. From the entry statuses quo

Meaning of conscience

1. noun The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions.
2. noun A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.
3. noun Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.

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Questions about the plural of conscience

What is the plural of conscience?

The plural of conscience is consciences.

Is conscience countable?

Conscience is a countable and uncountable noun.