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conscience

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conscience /con·science/ (kon´shins) the nontechnical term for the moral faculty of the mind, corresponding roughly to the superego; differing in that the operations of the superego are often unconscious, unlike the ordinary conception of conscience.
con·science (knshns)
n.
1. The awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one's conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong.
2. The part of the superego that judges the ethical nature of one's actions and thoughts and then transmits such determinations to the ego for consideration.
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