righteousness

right·eous  (rchs)

adj.

1. Morally upright; without guilt or sin: a righteous parishioner.

2. In accordance with virtue or morality: a righteous judgment.

3. Morally justifiable: righteous anger. See Synonyms at moral.

n.

Righteous people considered as a group.

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[Middle English ryghtuous, alteration of rihtwise, from Old English rihtws : riht, right; see right + -wse, -wise.]

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righteous·ly adv.

righteous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

righteousness - adhering to moral principles impeccability - the quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning rectitude, uprightness - righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest piety, piousness - righteousness by virtue of being pious morality - concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct justice, justness - the quality of being just or fair honorableness, honourableness - the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor honor, honour - the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor" honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"

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righteousness

noun virtue, justice, honour, equity, integrity, goodness, morality, honesty, purity, probity, rectitude, faithfulness, uprightness, blamelessness, ethicalness adopting a tone of moral righteousness

Translations

righteousness [ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs] N

1. (= virtuousness) → rectitud f
moral righteousness → rectitud f moral
to keep to/stray from the path of righteousness → mantenerse en el/apartarse del camino recto

2. (= self-righteousness) → aire m de superioridad moral

righteousness [ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs] n

(= virtue) → droiture f, vertu f

(= self-righteousness) → côté m moralisateur

righteousness

n → Rechtschaffenheit f

righteousness [ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs] n → rettitudine f, virtù