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morals vs conscience

conscience vs morals

morals and conscience both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
morals Yes No No No
conscience Yes No No No
As nouns, conscience is a hyponym of morals; that is, conscience is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than morals:
  • morals: 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
morals (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 morals and conscience

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