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rec·ti·tude
(rĕk′tĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.
1. Moral uprightness; righteousness.
2. The quality or condition of being correct in judgment.
3. The quality of being straight.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin rēctitūdō, from Latin rēctus, straight; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
rec′ti·tu′di·nous adj.
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rectitude
(ˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd)n
1. moral or religious correctness
2. correctness of judgment
[C15: from Late Latin rectitūdō, from Latin rectus right, straight, from regere to rule]
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rec•ti•tude
(ˈrɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)n.
1. rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue; righteousness.
2. correctness.
3. straightness.
[1400–50; < Middle French < Late Latin rēctitūdō straightness < Latin rēct(us) right]
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rectitude
noun
1. morality, principle, honour, virtue, decency, justice, equity, integrity, goodness, honesty, correctness, righteousness, probity, incorruptibility, scrupulousness, uprightness people of the utmost rectitude
morality corruption, dishonesty, immorality, dishonour, baseness, scandalousness
morality corruption, dishonesty, immorality, dishonour, baseness, scandalousness
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rectitude
nounThe quality or state of being morally sound:
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rectitude
n → Rechtschaffenheit f
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