righteousness
noun /ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/
/ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/
[uncountable] (formal)- behaviour that is morally right or good, especially according to a religion
- to follow the path of righteousness
- an ideal of justice and righteousness
- the feeling that what you are doing is morally acceptable or fair
- His sense of his own righteousness left him inflexible.