ˌsiˌnīˈdēsə̇s noun
( plural syneide·ses -ēˌsēz)
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek syneidēsis, literally, consciousness, awareness, from syneidenai to have knowledge of something, be aware of something (from syn- + eidenai to know) + -sis — more at wit
: the capacity to apply general principles of moral judgment to particular cases — distinguished from synderesis