konsensya

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • conscience; the moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour
  • (chiefly) a personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices
  • scruple; hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian conciencia derived from Latin conscientia (knowledge within oneself).

Origin

Latin

conscientia

Gloss

knowledge within oneself

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