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ethical motive vs conscience

conscience vs ethical motive

ethical motive and conscience both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ethical motive Yes No No No
conscience Yes No No No
As nouns, conscience is a hyponym of ethical motive; that is, conscience is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ethical motive:
  • ethical motive: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  • conscience: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
ethical motive (noun) conscience (noun)
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
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 ethical motive and conscience

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