Oxford logo
Toggle navigation
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
TOP
English
English
American English
Academic English
Collocations
Practical English Usage
German-English
English-German
English
American English
Enter search text
Definition of
social conscience noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
social conscience
noun
/ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɒnʃəns/
/ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɑːnʃəns/
[singular, uncountable]
jump to other results
the state of being aware of the problems that affect a lot of people in society, such as being poor or having no home, and wanting to do something to help these people
Topics
Social issues
c2
See
social conscience
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation:
social conscience
Nearby words
the Social Chapter
social climber
noun
social conscience
noun
social contract
noun
social Darwinism
noun
apple
noun
From the
Word list
Oxford 3000
A1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day
social conscience
noun- the state of being aware of the problems that affect a lot of people in society, such as being poor or having no home, and wanting to do something to help these peopleTopics Social issuesc2
See social conscience in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary