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It was clear to Mr. Seely that Dick Shands story was got up,—and very well got up. He had no pang of conscience as to using it. But when it came to believing it, that was quite another thing.
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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
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 — 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
pang — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sharp ▪ little, slight, small ▪ sudden ▪ first ▪ He felt the first pangs o … Collocations dictionary
conscience — [[t]kɒ̱nʃ(ə)ns[/t]] consciences 1) N COUNT: usu sing, with supp, oft poss N, adj N Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about… … English dictionary
pang — 1. noun a) paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; sudden and transitory agony;throe See, how the pangs of death do make him grin! … Wiktionary
qualms — plural noun I have no qualms about overseas travel Syn: misgivings, doubts, reservations, second thoughts, worries, concerns, anxiety; hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy, demur, reluctance, disinclination, apprehension, trepidation, unease;… … Thesaurus of popular words
scruple — {{11}}scruple (n.) moral misgiving, pang of conscience, late 14c., from O.Fr. scrupule (14c.), from L. scrupulus uneasiness, anxiety, pricking of conscience, lit. small sharp stone, dim. of scrupus sharp stone or pebble, used figuratively by… … Etymology dictionary
repentance — n penitence, sackcloth and ashes, compunction, remorse, remorsefulness, contrition, con triteness, sorrow, sorriness, regret, regret fulness; lamentation, rue, grief, mournfulness, weeping, woe, dole; twinge or pang of conscience, voice of… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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