individual conscience

collocation in English

meaningsofindividualandconscience

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individual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
existing and considered separately from the other things or people in ...
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conscience
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.ʃəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.ʃəns/
the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel ...
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(Definition ofindividualandconsciencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The anarchy of the sects led others to distrust both scriptural politics and the appeal toindividualconscienceas forces of social instability.
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Similarities and differences between various beliefs can be observed, but theindividualconscienceis then free to believe as it will.
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The pure moment of resistance captures the spirit of theindividualconsciencestriving to be free.
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For many, honour became a matter ofindividualconscience.
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Most would not lend on principle but believed that principle was a matter ofindividualconsciencenot of collective action.
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But no pressure must be made in the name of any religion over someone'sindividualconscience.
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They wanted nothing less than complete freedom for theindividualconscience.
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Blood sports continued to be seen as a matter ofindividualconscience, to be pursued through private members bills.
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Theindividualconscienceis no more infallible than a collective sense of expediency.
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We take the view that participation in field sports is a matter ofindividualconscience.
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Clearly this issue is a matter principally forindividualconscience.
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It is a matter for theindividualconscienceof those who see fit to participate in these sports.
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During the election it was no matter ofindividualconscience.
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Obviously, it is a matter ofindividualconscienceand application.
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Private morals are a matter for theindividualconscience, and the improvement of individual behaviour must be left to the influences of religion and education.
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It is nonsense to say that freedom in the twentieth century consists of freedom of theindividualconscienceonly.
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How can they consider corporal punishment in schools to be a matter ofindividualconscience, but adopt a different approach to the possession of handguns?
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Whether it works or not, it is a purely subjective matter—it is a matter ofindividualconscience.
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First, is it right thatindividualconscienceshould automatically and as of right be a valid reason for refusing union membership?
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