conscience vs sense of shame

conscience and sense of shame both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conscience	Yes	No	No	No
sense of shame	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sense of shame is a hyponym of conscience; that is, sense of shame 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 shame: a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility

Other hyponyms of conscience include superego, small voice, voice of conscience, wee small voice, sense of duty.

conscience (noun)	sense of shame (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

conscience vs sense of shame

conscience and sense of shame both are nouns.

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