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Definition of Scruples
1. Noun. Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.
Specialized synonyms: Superego, Small Voice, Voice Of Conscience, Wee Small Voice, Sense Of Duty, Sense Of Shame
Generic synonyms: Ethical Motive, Ethics, Morality, Morals
Definition of Scruples
1. Noun. (plural of scruple) ¹
2. Verb. (third-person singular of scruple) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scruples
1. scruple [v] - See also: scruple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scruples
Literary usage of Scruples
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"scruples concerning the king's marriage — The king enters into these scruples —
Anne Boleyn — Henry applies to the pope for a divorce — The pope favourable ..."
2. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution by David Hume (1807)
"scruples concerning the kings marriage — The king enters into these scruples —
Anne Boleyn — Henry applies to the pope for a divorce — The pope favourable ..."
3. Conversations with M. Thiers, M. Guizot, and Other Distinguished Persons by Nassau William Senior (1878)
"My scruples would be not so much scruples of conscience as scruples of honour.
As between God and me, I should think myself justified in doing what I ..."
4. The Life of the Rev. Rowland Hill, A.M. by Edwin Sidney (1844)
"I •would fain have had the scruples left at Everton, but he took them all back
with him to college, and seemed determined not to part with them. ..."
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