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conscience
Part of speech: NounOne's in most private thoughts; the moral sense or consciousness within oneself which determines right and wrong.
Usage examples "conscience":- That is a matter between me and my conscience." - "Alias The Lone Wolf", Louis Joseph Vance.
- If I am right, he came here to appeal to your niece's conscience. - "In The Fire Of The Forge, Volume 7.", Georg Ebers.
- Some have thought they might save their honour and conscience by a written explanation of their vote. - "Letters From Rome on the Council", Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger.