单词 | well-conscienced |
释义 | † well-consciencedadj. Obsolete. Having or demonstrating a well-developed conscience. ΘΚΠ society > morality > [adjective] > of or relating to conscience > having a specific conscience consciencedc1447 well-consciencedc1447 conscioned1541 conscionable1623 c1447 W. Millington Let. in Official Corr. T. Bekynton (1872) II. 168 Such wele consyenced persones. 1451 J. Fastolf in Paston Lett. & Papers (2005) III. 133 He hath certeyn evidenses that may do me ease, whych that y may the better and esyer com bye hem when he ys my man, and I vndrestand well concienst and true. ?1535 tr. Erasmus Lytle Treat. Maner & Forme of Confession sig. C. vii Ye mater requireth a man that is vertuous and well conscienced. ?1591 H. Barrow Brief Discouerie False Church 122 These reformed & well conscienced priestes, though they reiect this ring as an idolatrous relique, yet dare they not by the word pronounce the vnlawfulnes therof. 1889 Harper's Mag. Apr. 823/1 We fancy him at his highest in the well-conscienced poem which he calls ‘A Dream of Peace’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.c1447 |
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