scruple

scruple englannista suomeksi

1. empiä

2. tunnontuska

3. epäröidä

4. apteekkarin mitta

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scruple englanniksi

1. Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.

2. (quote-book)

3. (quote-book) in Michaelmas Term, 1836, by Appointment of the Temple|Honourable Society of the Middle Temple|location=London|publisher=Baldwin and Cradock|year=1837|page=16|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uz1fAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA16|oclc=156119483|passage=Until the of England|Commonwealth of England torture was constantly used as an instrument of evidence in the investigation of offences, whether municipal or political, without scruple, and without question as to its legality.

4. (quote-av)|title=(w)|role=Captain Renault|actor=Claude Rains|passage=Ricky, I'm going to miss you. Apparently you're the only one in Casablanca with less scruples than I.

5. A weight of (frac) of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

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6. (quote-book)|year=1580|section=folio 17, recto|sectionurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=hf81AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA17|oclc=309029869|passage=The Oyle ſerueth in many operations, and ſpecially in all colde diſeaſes, if they be inwardly, give thereof euerye morning one ſcruple to drinke, and if they be outward annoynt.

7. (RQ:Dictionaire Oeconomique)

8. A Hebrew unit of time equal to (frac) hour.

9. (quote-book)|tlr=Richard Sault|chapter=Of Minutes, Scruples and Moments|title=Breviarium Chronologicum. Or A Treatise Describing the Terms and Most Celebrated Characters, Periods and Epocha’s Used in Chronology. By Giles Strauchius, D.D. and Publick Professor in the University of Wittebergh. Now Done into English from the Third Edition, in Latin. By Richard Sault, F.R.S.|edition=2nd corrected|location=London|publisher=Printed for A. Bosvile at the Dial and Bible against St Dunstan-in-the-West|St. Dunstan's Church in Street|Fleet-street|year=1704|section=book I (Of some Terms in Chronology, and those the Most Common), § 3|page=8|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=pSkIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA8|oclc=912637911|passage=If it be ask'd why the Jews divide the Hour into 1080 Scruples, the Author of the ''Neomeniæ'' ſet forth by ''Munſter'' gives this reaſon fo it, becauſe there is no number that is diviſible into ſo many ſorts as this of 1080 is; for it may be divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, &c.

10. (quote-book); C. Law, Maria Lane|Ave-Maria Lane; by and for R. Rodgers, Whitby|year=1812|section=section 4 (The Mahometan Year)|page=38|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=fcNCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA38|oclc=892308771|passage=The Mahometan year consists of 12 lunar months, each containing 29 days, 12 hours and 792 scruples; (1080 scruples = 1 hour) so that the year contains 354 days, 8 hours and 864 scruples.|brackets=on

11. (quote-journal), published at the office, 20, Wellington Street, London|Strand, W.C., by John Francis. ...|date=23 July 1864|issue=1917|page=116|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=QpIeAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA116|column=1|oclc=956082422|passage=The most ancient hour was divided into 1,080 scruples. The Jews suppose (w) to have brought it from heaven.

12. A very small quantity; a particle.

13. A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.

14. To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.

15. (RQ:Fuller Good Thoughts in Bad Times)

16. (quote-journal)

17. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.

18. (quote-book)&93;, and we were all his Subjects: and then perhaps ſome might Scruple to cut his throat, for there were lawes then in force against Regicides, but now ſince his Reſignation, (for ſo in our ''Tenents'' we hold this Act to be,) there is no ſcruple to be made, thoſe lawes against King-killers are ſuſpended, and he is now become as ''Samſon'' was without his ſtrength, (..)

19. To regard with suspicion; to question.

20. (quote-book)'', they met with no interdict that can be cited, till about the year 400, in a ''Carthaginian'' Councel, wherein Biſhops themſelves were forbid to read the Books of Gentiles, but Hereſies they might read: while others long before them on the contrary ſcrupl'd more the Books of Hereticks, then of Gentiles.

21. To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question.

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