accountableness

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With me, indeed, this question is one of sacred accountableness; whereas with my opponents, I have good reason to say that it is an occasion for gratifying a spirit of worldly opposition.

From Middlemarch by Eliot, George

His own accountableness, as soon as he can comprehend it, he begins to feel habitually, and always.

From The world's great sermons, Volume 03 Massillon to Mason by Kleiser, Grenville

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

This single point—whether positive harm has been done to any one—comprehends the whole essence and sum of the conscious accountableness of very ignorant people.

From An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by Foster, John

He made them under the full and solemn impression of his accountableness to mankind, and the God of nations.

From Discussion on American Slavery by Breckinridge, Rev. Robert J.