conscientious

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He has always been serious and over-conscientious, always anxious to devote his life to the service of other people as a reparation for a tragedy which was never in the least his fault.

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  1. adjective Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
  2. adjective Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations.

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  • This is akin to naming a conscientious objector as the head of the armed forces, or hiring your wife's divorce lawyer to handle your side of the settlement too. —  PrairiePundit
  • I have been tested for vocational interest (closest match: psychologist), intelligence (above average), personality (open, conscientious, agreeable, average in extraversion, not too neurotic) and political orientation (neither leftist nor rightist, more libertarian than authoritarian). —  Prometheus 6 - All respect and no restraint
  • I have been tested for vocational interest (closest match: psychologist), intelligence (above average), personality (open, conscientious, agreeable, average in extraversion, not too neurotic) and political orientation —  Clipmarks | Live Clips
  • "This is akin to naming a conscientious objector as the head of the armed forces, or hiring your wife's divorce lawyer to handle your side of the settlement too." —  Althouse
  • It could even be supported without the loftiest of lofty intents, but we'd better be aware, conscientious, about the impact of our actions or inaction.
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  1. Obsolete French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus, from Latin cōnscientia, conscience; see conscience.

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  1. = French consciencieux = Portuguese consciencioso = Italian coscienzioso, from ML. conscientiosus, from L. conscientia, conscience: see conscience.
 

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/kɑnsɪˈɛnʃəs/
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