freedom of conscience
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffreedomandconscience
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freedom
noun
uk/ˈfriː.dəm/us/ˈfriː.dəm/
the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled ...
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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 offreedomandconsciencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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From a normative perspective, democracy requiresfreedomofconscienceand freedom from coercion.
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Their themes were the commonweal,freedomofconscienceand toleration.
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His relentless defence offreedomofconscienceis shown to be intricately linked to the important spiritualist and perfectibilist stands in his theology.
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But if pluralism makesfreedomofconscienceespecially attractive, pluralism also tends over time to erode the value of conscience or even to debase the concept.
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So, too, religious activists who want privacy andfreedomofconsciencefor themselves demand not only transparency but also state intervention in the lifestyles and decisions of others.
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These are the only genuine guarantees of citizens'freedomofconscienceand quite simply of their freedom.
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Civil and religious liberty, right of private judgment, andfreedomofconscienceare the very breath of their nostrils.
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We must defend freedom of thought andfreedomofconscience.
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Fundamental freedoms include the right to individual safety,freedomofconscienceand freedom of expression.
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Surelyfreedomofconsciencedepends not only on unlimited toleration.
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Without thatfreedomofconsciencewe should not have many of the things which we now take for granted in our society.
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The right to travel abroad; the right to be reunited with his family; the right to his personal freedom and tofreedomofconscience.
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Respect for fundamental freedoms, freedom of expression andfreedomofconscienceshould constitute the basis of sound and constructive cooperation with that country.
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It guaranteesfreedomofconscienceand of worship.
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We fought forfreedomofconscience, and for liberty for nations and individuals.
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Would he not agree that one of the tests of a free society is absolutefreedomofconscienceand respect for religious belief?
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He may suffer some drawbacks as a result, but that is the outcome of his exercising hisfreedomofconscience.
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There can be nofreedomofconscienceunder conditions of that kind.
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Here we have freedom of thought as well asfreedomofconscience.
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Therefore, media concentration jeopardisesfreedomofconscienceand is a grave injury to human dignity.
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