Conscientiousness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the decisions of conscience; strict adherence to the principles of right conduct.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state or characteristic of being conscientious.
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  • noun. the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
  • noun. the trait of being painstaking and careful
  • Word Usage
    "Without power of thought, what we call conscientiousness, or a desire to do right, shoots out into illusion, exaggeration, pernicious excess."
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