conscience

Noun

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- "a person of unflagging conscience"
a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
- "he has no conscience about his cruelty"
The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions.
A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.
Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.

Examples

Your conscience is your highest authority.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English conscience, from Old French conscience, from Latin conscientia (“knowledge within oneself”), from consciens, present participle of conscire (“to know, to be conscious (of wrong)”), from com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”).

Synonyms

moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong

Scrabble Score: 16

conscience: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
conscience: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conscience: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

conscience: valid Words With Friends Word