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单词 righteousness
释义

righteous

adjective

righ·​teous ˈrī-chəs How to pronounce righteous (audio)
1
: acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
2
a
: morally right or justifiable
a righteous decision
b
: arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality
righteous indignation
3
slang : genuine, excellent
righteously adverb
righteousness noun

Synonyms

  • all right
  • decent
  • ethical
  • good
  • honest
  • honorable
  • just
  • moral
  • nice
  • right
  • right-minded
  • straight
  • true
  • upright
  • virtuous
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Example Sentences

The mix of Yorkshire-inherited bluntness and a caustic, chirpy South London cynicism (vividly parodied and perhaps too endearingly celebrated in the voice of Dora Chance, narrator of Wise Children) stops her from sounding righteous or dogmatic. Hermione Lee, Times Literary Supplement, 19 June 1992 I didn't know until long after I was grown that Grandpa Durham—that stern and righteous Baptist—sometimes made persimmon beer and cooled it in the cistern. Jim W. Corder, Chronicle of a Small Town, 1989 He was foreman at Lyman's North End foundry, the largest stove-making foundry in the city, and had risen in eleven years, despite his lung ailment, from apprentice to moulder to chief grievance spokesman, a voice of righteous reason from below. William Kennedy, Harper's, March 1988 The Believers tried to lead a simple, righteous life, practicing pacifism and confession of sins and recognizing the equality of all humankind. Robert P. Emlen, Natural History, September 1987 a righteous man can be trusted to act honorably regardless of the circumstances righteous behavior is its own reward See More
Recent Examples on the Web Ivanka Dymyd knew her son burned with righteous indignation toward injustice in general and Russia in particular. Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022 Russell often criticized how righteous certainty can lead to war. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 June 2021 Judgments, righteous anger and control can lead to interpersonal problems. Andrew Hartz, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Discipline was for generations the father’s domain, and righteous anger gave fatherhood meaning. Andrew Aoyama, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022 Would their righteous judgment have inspired them to sit on their hands, shunning him? Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2022 Some were righteous, some dour, some relaxed and prone to levity. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022 However, there is a large cohort that thinks the medicine must be taken and must be foul to be righteous. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 7 July 2022 We were sold dreams of upcoming fairness, but what is righteous is clearly weighty. Brooklyn White, Essence, 25 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier rightuous, alteration of Middle English rightwise, rightwos, from Old English rihtwīs, from riht, noun, right + wīs wise

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

righteous

adjective

righ·​teous ˈrī-chəs How to pronounce righteous (audio)
1
: doing or being what is just or proper
righteous people
a righteous action
2
: caused by an insult to what is believed to be just or proper
righteous anger

righteousness

noun

1
as in morality
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong the laws do not always dictate righteousness, for what is legal is not always moral

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • morality
  • virtue
  • integrity
  • goodness
  • rightness
  • honesty
  • uprightness
  • virtuousness
  • morals
  • ethics
  • rectitude
  • character
  • probity
  • honor
  • decency
  • incorruptibility
  • scrupulousness
  • right-mindedness
  • seemliness
  • correctness
  • appropriateness
  • fitness
  • high-mindedness
  • decorum
  • scrupulosity
  • etiquette
  • irreproachability
  • propriety
  • irreproachableness
  • decorousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wickedness
  • evil
  • sin
  • iniquity
  • immorality
  • badness
  • villainy
  • evildoing
  • sinfulness
  • perversion
  • degradation
  • depravity
  • indecorum
  • indecency
  • impropriety
  • degeneracy
  • indiscretion
  • dishonesty
  • debauchery
  • crookedness
  • vileness
  • unscrupulousness
  • corruption
  • meanness
  • viciousness
  • pervertedness
  • lowness
  • underhandedness
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2
as in integrity
faithfulness to high moral standards a life lived with righteousness guarantees that you will always respect yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • integrity
  • honesty
  • morality
  • uprightness
  • honor
  • virtue
  • justice
  • rectitude
  • probity
  • blamelessness
  • virtuousness
  • nobility
  • respectability
  • incorruptibility
  • fairness
  • reputability
  • scrupulousness
  • conscientiousness
  • right-mindedness
  • decency
  • high-mindedness
  • character
  • irreproachability
  • irreproachableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dishonor
  • baseness
  • unrighteousness
  • perversion
  • degradation
  • corruption
  • dissoluteness
  • depravity
  • venality
  • shamelessness
  • immorality
  • lowness
  • criminality
  • corruptibility
  • corruptness
  • degeneracy
  • dissipation
  • profligacy
  • disgrace
  • decadence
  • debasement
  • dishonesty
  • crookedness
  • wickedness
  • looseness
  • debauchery
  • blameworthiness
  • sinfulness
  • unscrupulousness
  • pervertedness
  • rascality
  • disgracefulness
  • vileness
  • disreputableness
  • villainy
  • wretchedness
  • rottenness
  • knavery
  • meanness
  • dissipatedness
  • roguishness
  • reprehensibleness
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