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conscientious objection
noun
- refusal on moral or religious grounds to serve in the armed forces or to bear arms in a military conflict.
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Other Words From
- conscientious objector noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conscientious objection1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
The upshot is that the patron swallows his conscientious objection to the custom and pays the tribute for fair service.
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I further had a conscientious objection against being led and directed by men in my missionary labours.
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Jim Bounce stated that he had a conscientious objection to fighting.
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"Not so much as a silver teaspoon," replied Thorndyke, who had a conscientious objection to plate of all kinds.
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Many a man who has a conscientious objection to prayer, likes to hear himself sing.
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