tender conscience

Frequency: 3.51.1 per million words

A conscience that is easily moved or troubled by wrongdoing.

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Examples (10)

  • I never knew a more tender conscience on every point of duty.
  • People with a tender conscience often struggle with making difficult ethical decisions.
  • His tender conscience wouldn't let him ignore the homeless person on the street.
  • She has such a tender conscience that even a white lie makes her feel guilty for days.
  • A judge with a tender conscience might find it hard to impose harsh sentences.
  • Because of his tender conscience, he confessed to cheating on the test immediately.
  • Developing a tender conscience is often seen as a virtue in many religious traditions.
  • The novel's protagonist is a young man with a tender conscience navigating a corrupt world.
  • Does having a tender conscience make one a better person, or just a more anxious one?
  • He was praised for his tender conscience, which always guided him to do the right thing.