In all good conscience, I could not recommend that you buy this car.
•In good conscience, she could not accept the reward. She had only been acting as a good citizen should.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
in all/good conscience — in (all/good) conscience formal ◇ If you cannot do something in (all/good) conscience, you cannot do it because you think that it is morally wrong. I cannot in good conscience allow this situation to continue. She could not in all conscience… … Useful english dictionary
in (all) good conscience — in (all) good conscience/in all conscience/formal phrase used for talking about what you believe to be fair or right I cannot in all conscience cast my vote against the defendant. Thesaurus: morally good or correctsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
in (good) conscience — in (all/good) conscience idiom (formal) believing your actions to be fair Syn: ↑honestly • We cannot in all conscience refuse to help. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
conscience — n. 1) to appeal to; arouse smb. s conscience 2) to have smt. on one s conscience 3) to ease one s conscience 4) a clear; guilty conscience (to have a guilty conscience) 5) a matter of conscience 6) in conscience (in all good conscience) * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
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 — con|science [ kanʃəns ] noun count or uncount ** the ideas and feelings you have that tell you whether something you are doing is right or wrong: Each person must vote according to his or her own conscience. The decision must be a matter of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conscience */*/ — UK [ˈkɒnʃ(ə)ns] / US [ˈkɑnʃəns] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms conscience : singular conscience plural consciences a) the ideas and feelings you have that tell you whether something you are doing is right or wrong Each person must vote… … English dictionary
Conscience — • The individual, as in him customary rules acquire ethical character by the recognition of distinct principles and ideals, all tending to a final unity or goal, which for the mere evolutionist is left very indeterminate, but for the Christian… … Catholic encyclopedia
Conscience — Not to be confused with consciousness. For other uses, see Conscience (disambiguation). Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Kröller Müller Museum. The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix). Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the … Wikipedia
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
