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Spring Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
conscientious
I understand that students, workers, parents can be conscientious meaning they put in a lot of effort into their work.
However, I found one more meaning of this word which is guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience. So, I would like to know if thinking, advice, point of view, decision can be concscientious, or if one can conscientiously devise a plan of action.
What does it mean to have a conscientious upbringing?
Many thanks
Hope
However, I found one more meaning of this word which is guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience. So, I would like to know if thinking, advice, point of view, decision can be concscientious, or if one can conscientiously devise a plan of action.
What does it mean to have a conscientious upbringing?
Many thanks
Hope
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Hello Spring Nowadays, "conscientious" is mostly used in the sense of "scrupulous". However, you do sometimes find it used with its original meaning ("obedient to conscience", or "done according to conscience"). An example is the phrase "conscientious objector".
- Hello Spring Nowadays, "conscientious" is mostly used in the sense of "scrupulous".
- However, you do sometimes find it used with its original meaning ("obedient to conscience", or "done according to conscience").
- An example is the phrase "conscientious objector".
- If you had a "conscientious upbringing", it means that your parents raised you with scrupulous attention to a religious or ethical code of some sort.
- MrP
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Hello Spring
Nowadays, "conscientious" is mostly used in the sense of "scrupulous". However, you do sometimes find it used with its original meaning ("obedient to conscience", or "done according to conscience").
An example is the phrase "conscientious objector".
If you had a "conscientious upbringing", it means that your parents raised you with scrupulous attention to a
Nowadays, "conscientious" is mostly used in the sense of "scrupulous". However, you do sometimes find it used with its original meaning ("obedient to conscience", or "done according to conscience").
An example is the phrase "conscientious objector".
If you had a "conscientious upbringing", it means that your parents raised you with scrupulous attention to a
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