Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conscientious objection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: con-sci-en-tious ob-jec-tion
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An objection for reasons of conscience in performing military service because of religious or moral principles.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

conscientious objections (plural)

Phrases

conscientious objector

Frequently Paired Words

conscientious objector

Questions

What does conscientious objection mean?: An objection for reasons of conscience in performing military service because of religious or moral principles.

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