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- DictionaryRight·eous·ness/ˈrīCHəsnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being morally right or justifiable: "we had little doubt about the righteousness of our cause"
adjective. characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law. morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous: a righteous and godly person. Synonyms: right, fair, honest, good. Antonyms: wicked, evil.
adjective. us / ˈrɑɪ·tʃəs / Add to word list. behaving in a morally correct way, or considered morally correct: a righteous man. (Definition of righteous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of righteous.
RIGHTEOUS definition: 1. morally correct: 2. believing and showing that you are morally correct, and that others are…. Learn more.
the feeling that what you are doing is morally acceptable or fair. His sense of his own righteousness left him inflexible. Definition of righteousness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Righteousness is a feeling or way of life that is all about doing the right thing: righteousness shows great concern for morals and ethics. Righteousness may sound like an old-fashioned word, but it's a timeless concept.
1. The quality or state of being morally sound: good, goodness, morality, probity, rectitude, rightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness. 2. The moral quality of a course of action: ethic (used in plural), ethicality, ethicalness, morality, propriety, rightfulness, rightness. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
3 days ago · noun. 1. the quality or state of being righteous. 2. righteous conduct. 3. the quality or state of being just or rightful. They came to realize the righteousness of her position on the matter. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
