conscienceless

Variant of conscience

noun

  1. a knowledge or sense of right and wrong, with an urge to do right; moral judgment that opposes the violation of a previously recognized ethical principle and that leads to feelings of guilt if one violates such a principle
  2. Obsolete
    1. consciousness
    2. inner thoughts or feelings

Origin: OFr < L conscientia, consciousness, moral sense < prp. of conscire < com-, with + scire, to know (see science): replacing ME inwit, knowledge within

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