- social conscience
- ,social `conscience noun count or uncounta knowledge or understanding of what is morally right in a society
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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social conscience — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular social conscience plural social consciences] a knowledge or understanding of what is morally right in a society Thesaurus: morally good or correct behavioursynonym … Useful english dictionary
social conscience — n [singular, U] if someone has a social conscience, they know about and want to help people who have problems in society, for example people who are poor or have family problems … Dictionary of contemporary English
social conscience — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms social conscience : singular social conscience plural social consciences a knowledge or understanding of what is morally right in a society … English dictionary
Social capitalism — as a theory challenges the idea that socialism and capitalism are mutually exclusive. Social capitalism posits that a strong social support network for the poor enhances capital output. By decreasing poverty, capital market participation is… … Wikipedia
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 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
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 — 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
