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conscience-stricken Definition of conscience-stricken. : feeling very bad or guilty because of something one has done the story of a conscience-stricken thief who repays all she's stolen.
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- Karen Hunter. @. A progressive who is fed up w/ how the US has been taken over by politicians who consistently put party and lobbyist interests before the good of the people.
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What's the Difference Between Conscience and Conscious? These two terms are sometimes confused in common everyday usage, but they actually mean very different things. Your conscience is the part of your personality that helps you determine between right and wrong. It is what makes you feel guilty when you do something bad and good when you do something kind.
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remorse Remorse, a noun, is what you feel if you regret your actions or wish for another outcome. The noun remorse has a very vivid origin. It comes from the Latin roots re for again and mordere to bite.. So, if you feel remorse, it means that your conscience is working on you, your past actions are biting you back, and making you feel very regretful. If you took a cookie from the cookie jar and ate it you can't return it; all you can feel is remorse for what you did!
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- WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2016. per•se•cu•tion /ˌpɝsɪˈkyuʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] the act or state of persecuting or of being persecuted:suffering persecution for the sake of justice.
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) The State of Maryland imposed a tax on any bank operating within the state that did not possess a state charter. The state obtained a judgment against McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States, for issuing bank notes without paying the required tax. The Supreme Court reversed, holding for McCulloch. In an opinion by Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme Court held that first, Congress had the authority to create the Bank of the United States.
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KJV Dictionary Definition: conscience KJV Dictionary / C / conscience. CONSCIENCE, n. L., to know, to be privy to. 1. Internal or self-knowledge, or judgment of right and wrong; or the faculty, power or principle within us, which decides on the lawfulness or unlawfulness of our own actions and affections, and instantly approves or condemns them.
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Sociopath lack of conscience, lack of remorse, guilt or shame Sociopath lack of conscience, lack of remorse, guilt or shame. The most incredible trait of a sociopath, is their complete lack of conscience, lack of empathy, remorse, guilt or shame. This is one of the hallmark traits of the sociopath. It means that they can do practically anything, and then act as if nothing as happened.
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Sober Minded: Choosing Restrained Living in an Un-Restrained Culture A sober-minded man of restraint is a man with a mind surrendered to God’s control. God is looking for godly, mature men who will make it a life-long goal to resist the temptation of self-absorption in all the activities of life and instead begin to seek what God desires for their lives.
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Intentional infliction of emotional distress Intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED; sometimes called the tort of outrage) is a common law tort that allows individuals to recover for severe emotional distress caused by another individual who intentionally or recklessly inflicted emotional distress by behaving in an extreme and outrageous way.
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Mary Magdalene Definition of Mary Magdalene. : a woman who was healed of evil spirits by Jesus and who saw the risen Christ near his sepulchre.
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What is remorse? Remorse: n. sensing guilt and badness after having done a bad and/or wrong subset(s) which is frequently an immoral behavior(s) and/or offense(s) and wishing the behavior had never existed Most of us have a moral sense of what is right and wrong and feel bad, guilty, or have remorse if we lie, steal, or commit adultery.
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- pity, compassion, commiseration, condolence, sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. felt pity for the captives; compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare.
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Albert Einstein Noun[edit] conscience ‎(plural consciences) 1  The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.  1949, Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist,
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- Moral distress is the physical or emotional suffering that is experienced when constraints (internal or external) prevent one from following the course of action that one believes is right. With more responsibility than authority, nurses often lack the autonomy to do what they feel should be done. Nurses often seem unaware of moral distress experience in themselves. Feelings labeled as stress, burnout, emotional exhaustion, and job dissatisfaction may actually be symptomatic of moral distress.
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conscientious According to American writer and editor H.L. Mencken, Conscience is the inner voice which warns us someone may be looking. A person who is conscientious makes sure that if others are watching, they like what they see.
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Moral injury Moral injury. Moral injury refers to an injury to an individual's moral conscience resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression which produces profound emotional shame. The concept of moral injury emphasizes the psychological, cultural, and spiritual aspects of trauma.
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The Stranger The Chaplain-A priest who attends to the religious needs of condemned men, the chaplain acts as a catalyst for Meursault’s psychological and philosophical development. After Meursault is found guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced to death, he repeatedly refuses to see the chaplain.
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- cre·tin. n. 1. A person afflicted with cretinism. 2. Offensive A person considered to be foolish or unintelligent.. (Pathology) a person afflicted with cretinism. 2. a person considered to be extremely stupid. [C18: from French cretin, crétin From Swiss french, crestin From Latin Chrīstiānus, christian alluding to the humanity of such, people despite their]. (handicaps ˈkrit; n. esp
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Guilt Hulk Guilt Hulk. Guilt Hulk is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted usually as an antagonist to the Hulk.
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Keys to Powerful Living: Overcoming Guilt Guilt-Free Living. God's answer for sin and guilt accomplishes what no amount of human effort could manage. Thanks to the blood of Christ, we can draw near to God in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience an our bodies washed with pure water (Heb. 10:22).uilt-Free Living. God's answer for sin and guilt accomplishes what no amount of human effort could manage. Thanks to the blood of Christ, we can draw near to God in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience an our bodies washed with pure water (Heb. 10:22).
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wretched wretch•ed. 1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; pitiable. 2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow; miserable. 3. despicable, contemptible, or mean: a wretched miser. 4. pitiful or worthless; inferior: a wretched job of sewing. [1150–1200; Middle English wrecchede.
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guiltnoun  [ U] uk â / É¡Éªlt / us â/ É¡Éªlt / › Guilt is also a feeling of anxiety or unhappiness that you have done something immoral or wrong, such as causing harm to another person: She was tormented by feelings of guilt after putting her mother in a nursing home.
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Conscience Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment that assists in distinguishing right from wrong. Moral judgment may derive from values or norms (principles and rules). In psychological terms conscience is often described as leading to feelings of remorse when a human commits actions that go against his/her moral values and to feelings of rectitude or integrity when actions conform to such norms.
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- See Also: REGRET. 1  A bad conscience is a kind of illness, in the sense that pregnancy is an illness —Friedrich Nietzsche. 2  A clear conscience is like a wall of brass —Latin proverb. 3  Conscience as big as the Alps —Walter Goodman, New York Times movie review, May 27, 1987.
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Sociopath Definition: Extremely Antisocial, No Conscience A sociopath has no conscience. Behavioral: Someone who is a sociopath is impulsive and unreliable. As a result of these traits, the sociopath also lacks the ability to set long-term goals. Further, he can't, or won't, accept responsibility for his actions. Antisocial: The definition of a sociopath