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Webster 1913 Edition
Conscientious
Conˊsci-en′tious
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
consciencieux
, LL. conscientiosus
.] 1.
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; – said of a person.
The advice of wise and
conscientious
men. Prescott.
2.
Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; – said of actions.
Syn. – Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conscientious
CONSCIENTIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; as a conscientious judge.2.
Regulated by conscience; according to the dictates of conscience; as a conscientious probity.