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One lives with so many bad deeds on one's conscience and some good intentions in one's heart.
John Dewey

Meaning of "on one's conscience" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE

on one´s back
on one´s beam-ends
on one´s best behaviour
on one´s deathbed
on one´s doorstep
on one´s feet
on one´s game
on one´s guard
on one´s hands
on one´s head
on one´s honour
on one´s lonesome
on one´s mettle
on one´s mind
on one´s own
on one´s own hook
on one´s own initiative
on one´s pat
on one´s plate
on one´s tod

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE

ambience
at your convenience
at your earliest convenience
audience
Bachelor of Science
computer science
conference
conscience
convenience
experience
inconvenience
life science
neuroscience
obedience
patience
political science
resilience
science
social science
target audience
work experience

Synonyms and antonyms of on one's conscience in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «on one's conscience» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE

Find out the translation of on one's conscience to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on one's conscience from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on one's conscience» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对一个人的良心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en la conciencia de uno
570 millions of speakers

English

on one´s conscience
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक के विवेक पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على ضمير واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на совести
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

no de uma consciência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক বিবেকের উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur sa conscience
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada hati nurani seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf das Gewissen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

良心上
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자신의 양심 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing ati siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên lương tâm của một người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் மனசாட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याची कर्तव्याची जाणीव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vicdan azabı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

su di una coscienza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na sumienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на совісті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe conștiința lui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στη συνείδηση ​​ενός ατόμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op ´n mens se gewete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på sitt samvete
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på ens samvittighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on one's conscience

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE»

The term «on one's conscience» is normally little used and occupies the 123.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on one's conscience

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2 QUOTES WITH «ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word on one's conscience.
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John Dewey
One lives with so many bad deeds on one's conscience and some good intentions in one's heart.
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Thabo Mbeki
It wouldn't sit easily on one's conscience that you had been warned and there could be danger, but nevertheless you went ahead and said let's dispense these drugs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE»

Discover the use of on one's conscience in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on one's conscience and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
s.th. on one's conscience l. Denk dir, man hat ihn zu lebemlänglichem Zuchthaus verurteilt. — Er hat drei oder vier Kinder auf dem Gewissen! — Ist es erwiesen, daß sie von ihm getötet wurden oder jedenfalls durch seine Schuld umkamen? 2.
Hans Schemann, 2013
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Conscience in Recovery from Alcohol Addiction: Exploring the ...
... spirituality on one's conscience and recovery. Through the experience of spiritual transformation conscience is reinstituted to its place as a cognitive, emotive, and behavioural guide. The internal cognitive conflict is resolved ( Victoria, 2011, ...
Yordan Kalev Zhekov, 2013
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Conscience and Catholicism: The Nature and Function of ...
Although a spirituality that relies on prayer, discernment, and an openness to guidance can in no way guarantee a foolproof method of forming and acting on one's conscience, a lack of such characteristics almost guarantees the inability ...
Robert J. Smith, 1998
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
auf dem Konto haben • Schuldkonto: etw. geht/kommt auf js. Schuldkonto ♢ Schuldkonto: jn./etw. auf dem/seinem Schuld(en)konto haben to have a lot/... on one's conscience Kerbholz: et was/allerhand/( viel/wenig )/... auf dem Kerbholz haben ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Learn to Speak Like the French: French Idiomatic Expressions
... être en paix avec sa conscience to have something on one's conscience; have a heavy conscience avoir quelque chose sur la conscience; en avoir lourd sur la conscience to have a guilty conscience; feel at fault avoir mauvaise conscience; ...
Arnold Borton, Henri Mauffrais, 2010
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The Perspective of Morality: Philosophical Foundations of ...
Calling on one's conscience emphatically and aggressively is often really a sign that someone has a bad conscience. And this very thing can become the road that leads ultimately to a deformed conscience. But insofar as emotions shut out the ...
Martin Rhonheimer, 2011
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Corpora in Cognitive Linguistics: Corpus-based Approaches to ...
G: etwas liegt jemandem auf der Seele 'something lies on someone's soul' E: something pricks someone's conscience, have something on one's conscience R : Put' v Gollivud ... ležal þerez Brodvej 'the way to Hollywood lay through the ...
Stefan Thomas Gries, Anatol Stefanowitsch, 2006
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The Cambridge French-English Thesaurus
... a clear conscience pour se donner bonne conscience (purely) to salvage one's conscience avoir mauvaise conscience to have something on one's conscience devoir nm duty faire son devoir to do one's duty vertu nf [literary] virtue vertueux, ...
Marie-Noklle Lamy, Richard Towell, 1998
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What's Left?: Liberal American Catholics
"Acting on one's conscience" is seen not as an isolated act, but rather as a process in which the person becomes aware of the multiple dimensions of the human situation, becomes informed, reflects, and acts.55 While it might be claimed that ...
Mary Jo Weaver, 1999
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
CONFORMITY in conformity with in accordance with She acted in conformity with his orders. CONSCIENCE have something on one's conscience feel troubled about something one has done or failed to do He has guilt on his conscience. in all ...
Vijaya Kumar, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON ONE'S CONSCIENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on one's conscience is used in the context of the following news items.
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K-Cup inventor expresses regret
It's quite the legacy to carry on one's conscience. Mother Jones made a notorious estimate in 2013, saying that there were enough discarded ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
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Learn from conclave, Cardinal Tagle tells voters
It is possible…a vote based on one's conscience and for the common good," the cardinal said. During his speech, Tagle also appealed to ... «Rappler, Apr 15»
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Fr Cantalamessa gives his fourth Lenten sermon in the Vatican
... what it means to be “in the grace of God” or to live “in grace,” the answer is almost certainly “to live without mortal sin on one's conscience.”. «Vatican Radio, Mar 15»
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The wrenching life-and-death decisions faced by police
Taking a life weighs heavily on one's conscience, no matter how justifiable such an action might be. Police officers are no exception. «Newsday, Mar 15»
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Against Self-Criticism
Being able to reflect on one's conscience – being able to look at the voice of conscience from varying points of view – is itself a radical act (one ... «London Review of Books, Feb 15»
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AG-C deems no 'seditious intent' in Ibrahim Ali's call for burning of …
Touching on religion, Masing said it should be based on one's conscience. “You cannot force anyone to accept a faith that is not of his or her ... «The Borneo Post, Oct 14»
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DIY, No-Recipe Ice Cream Cake
Choosing an ice cream flavor, at times, weighs as heavily on one's conscience as choosing a university. After staring at a seemingly endless list ... «Yahoo Food, Jun 14»
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Photography In The National Parks: The Story Of Bison Mourning A …
... make the stories of people come alive, while others can make the stories of creatures so vibrant that they sit and simmer on one's conscience, ... «National Parks Traveler, Mar 14»
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Masque and Gown Spooks with Agatha Christie Mystery
Christie's thriller explores deeper meaning of justice in society, but ultimately it highlights the effects of guilt on one's conscience. «Bowdoin News, Nov 13»
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This Emotion Is Weighing You Down. Here's What You Need To …
The researchers wanted to see if there was any truth to the popular notions of "carrying guilt" and of guilt "weighing" on one's conscience. «Huffington Post, Oct 13»

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