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Meaning
Noun
●
Hesitation to
act
from the
difficulty
of
determining
what
is right
or
expedient
;
doubt
,
hesitation
or
unwillingness
due to
motives
of conscience.
●
In Pharmacy:
A
weight
of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a
pound
, that is,
twenty
grains
or
one third
of a
dram
, about 1.3
grams
(symbol: ℈).
●
In Time:
A Hebrew
unit
of time
equal
to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
●
In Units of measure:
A very small
quantity
; a particle.
●
A
doubt
or
uncertainty
concerning
a
matter of fact
;
intellectual
perplexity.
Verb
●
To
hesitate
or be
reluctant
to
act
due to
considerations
of
conscience
or expedience.
●
To
excite
scruples
in; to cause to scruple.
●
To
regard
with
suspicion
; to question.
●
To
question
the
truth
of (a
fact
, etc.); to
doubt
; to
hesitate
to
believe
, to
question
.
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Origin
scruple
English
scrupulus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
S.Ap.
Modicum
Hesitate
Compunction
Qualm
Related
Remorse
Certitude
Rectitude
Repugnance
Venial Sin
Moral Fibre
Rhymes
Tuple
Pupil
Duple
Scruple
Octuple
Centuple
Quadruple
Undecuple
Quintuple
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