Scruples
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The word scruples or scruple can mean:
– a doubt or hesitation that troubles the conscience or that comes from the difficulty of determining whether something is right
– a doubt or hesitation that troubles the conscience or that comes from the difficulty of determining whether something is right
- scrupulosityScrupulosityScrupulosity is a psychological disorder characterized by pathological guilt about moral or religious issues. It is personally distressing, objectively dysfunctional, and often accompanied by significant impairment in social functioning...
– obsessive concern with one's own sins and compulsive performance of religious devotion. Formerly this was called scruples or religious scruples, but now it is generally called scrupulosity. - A unit of apothecaryApothecaries' systemThe apothecaries' system of weights is a historical system of mass units that were used by physicians and apothecaries for medical recipes, and also sometimes by scientists. The English version of the system is closely related with the English troy system of weights, the pound and grain being...
weight, with symbol ℈. It is a twenty-fourth part of an ounce, or 20 grains, or approximately 1.3 grams. More generally, any small quantity might be called a scruple. - ScruplesScruples (novel)Scruples is a 1978 novel by Judith Krantz. A direct sequel, Scruples Two, was published in 1992.The novel details the life story of protagonist Wilhelmina Hunnewell Winthrop , as she evolves from the overweight "poor relation" in an aristocratic Boston Brahmin family to become a thin, stylish...
, a 1978 novel by Judith Krantz - ScruplesScruples (TV miniseries)Scruples is a 1980 television mini-series, based on the 1978 novel by Judith Krantz. It was produced by Warner Bros. Television and starred Lindsay Wagner.Scruples included the final screen appearance of Gene Tierney.-Plot:...
, 1980 television miniseries based on the novel and starring Lindsay Wagner - ScruplesScruples (game)Scruples , is a board game based on ethical dilemmas. Players are given five yellow cards with a moral dilemma such as "You accidentally damage a car in a parking lot. Do you leave a note with your name and phone number?" The player also has one red card, with either YES, NO, or DEPENDS written on it...
, a 1984 board game by Henry Makow based on ethical dilemmas