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conscience vs sense of duty

sense of duty vs conscience

conscience and sense of duty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conscience Yes No No No
sense of duty Yes No No No
As nouns, sense of duty is a hyponym of conscience; that is, sense of duty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conscience:
  • conscience: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  • sense of duty: a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility
Other hyponyms of conscience include superego, small voice, voice of conscience, wee small voice, sense of shame.
conscience (noun) sense of duty (noun)
conformity to one's own sense of right conduct a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility
a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Difference between conscience and sense of duty

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