Conscience and Reason

Conscience

Conscience noun - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.

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Reason and conscience are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Conscience".

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Conscience and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conscience" instead a noun "Reason".

good	good conscience	good reason
clear	clear conscience	clear reason
best	best conscience	best reason
better	better conscience	better reason
Other adjectives: original, true, stupid, strong, actual, new, apparent, plausible, damn.

No reason, no, uh, conscience, no understanding and even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, of good or evil, right or wrong.

Source: Empty Shell
No reason, no conscience, no understanding; even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong.

Source: For The Evulz / Live-Action Films
The reason Damages never got a wide audience could very well be that its main character often seems to lack a conscience, as do her competition.

Source: Darkness Induced Audience Apathy / Live-Action TV

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