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4 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] You can refer to the person that someone has succeeded in attracting as their conquest . □  Pushkin was a womaniser whose conquests included everyone from prostitutes to princesses.

5 N‑SING The conquest of something such as a problem is success in ending it or dealing with it. □ [+ of ] The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years.

con|quis|ta|dor /kɒnkw I stədɔː ^r / (conquistadors or conquistadores ) N‑COUNT The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.

con|science /kɒ nʃ ^ə ns/ (consciences )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing, oft poss N , adj N ] Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience , you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience , you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong. □  I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter. □  What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back? □  I could go away again with a clear conscience.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous. □  He refused for reasons of conscience to sign a new law legalising abortion. □  …the law on freedom of conscience and religious organizations.

3 → see also prisoner of conscience

4 N‑UNCOUNT Conscience is a feeling of guilt because you know you have done something that is wrong. □  I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience. □  They have shown a ruthless lack of conscience.

5 PHRASE If you say that you cannot do something in all conscience , in good conscience , or in conscience , you mean that you cannot do it because you think it is wrong. □  She could not, in good conscience, back out on her deal with him.

6 PHRASE If you have something on your conscience , you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong. □  Now the murderer has two deaths on his conscience.

con|sci|en|tious /kɒ nʃie nʃəs/ ADJ Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly. □ [+ about ] We are generally very conscientious about our work. ●  con|sci|en|tious|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  He studied conscientiously and enthusiastically.

co n|sci|en|tious ob|je ct|or (conscientious objectors ) N‑COUNT A conscientious objector is a person who refuses to join the armed forces because they think that it is morally wrong to do so.

con|scious ◆◇◇ /kɒ nʃəs/

1 ADJ [v-link ADJ that] If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening. □  She was very conscious of Max studying her. □  Conscious that he was becoming light-headed again, he went over to the window.

2 ADJ [v-link ADJ that] If you are conscious of something, you think about it a lot, especially because you are unhappy about it or because you think it is important. □ [+ of ] I'm very conscious of my weight.

3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A conscious decision or action is made or done deliberately with you giving your full attention to it. □  I don't think we ever made a conscious decision to have a big family. □  Make a conscious effort to relax your muscles. ●  con|scious|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Sophie was not consciously seeking a replacement after her father died.