单词 | to speak one's conscience |
释义 | > as lemmasto speak (also †tell) one's conscience P5. to speak (also †tell) one's conscience: to speak one's mind, express one's own conviction; to tell the truth. Now chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > convince someone [phrase] > express conviction to speak (also tell) one's conscience1549 I guess1692 1549 H. Latimer 1st Serm. before Kynges Grace sig. Ciii I speake my conscience as gods worde directhe me. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1399/2 I am not bound to tell you my conscience of your demaunds. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. i. 117 By my troth, I will speake my conscience of the King. View more context for this quotation 1729 B. Mandeville Fable Bees ii. iii. 98 Cleo. Have you found any such thing in it? Hor. To speak my Conscience, I must confess, I have not. 1743 in Baptist Mag. Apr. (1865) 212/2 I was constrained to speak my conscience. 1845 C. Toulmin Lays & Legends xvii. 138 I always told my conscience. 1846 J. C. Hare Mission of Comforter II. 979 Men will question all my argumentations and persuasions, when they see me in the dignity which I plead for, but will take me to speak my conscience impartially, when I am but as one of them. 1971 Crisis Apr.–May 101/2 His attributes were indeed great, and his shortcomings few stemming, primarily, from the inequities of the nation which forced him into exile after condemning him for speaking his conscience. 2005 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 13 Oct. b1 If speaking your conscience is something that gets you dismissed from your job, then I'm not sure I'm very proud to be here today. < as lemmas |
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