scruple
A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
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- (noun) A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
- (noun) (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.
- (noun) A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
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noun A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
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noun (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.
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noun A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
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noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.
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noun A Hebrew unit of time equal to 1/1080 hour.
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verb To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
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verb To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
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verb To regard with suspicion; to question.
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verb To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question.
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Summary
A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
- (noun) A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
- (noun) (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.
- (noun) A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.