Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
free from sin or guilt:
justified morally:
Русский
By meaning 3
free from sin or guilt:
moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious:
justified morally:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
free from sin or guilt:
moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious:
justified morally:

Examples

24 sentences

  1. Sami strayed from the righteous path.

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  2. The righteous man alone is blessed.

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  3. I never said that he was righteous.

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Meaning

5 senses

  1. Free from sin or guilt.

    rechtschaffen

    доброде́тельныйdobrodételʹnyj, пра́ведныйprávednyj

    праведнийpravednyj, доброчеснийdobročesnyj

  2. Justified morally.

    righteous indignation

    gerecht, gerechtfertigt

    справедли́выйspravedlívyj, опра́вданныйoprávdannyj

    справедливийspravedlyvyj

    characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

  3. Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.

    Human beings should take a righteous path, and so should art. We should promote kindness and beauty through art.

    redlich, rechtschaffen, tugendsam

    благочести́выйblagočestívyj, доброде́тельныйdobrodételʹnyj, пра́ведныйprávednyj

    праведнийpravednyj, доброчеснийdobročesnyj

    morally justified

More meanings 2

  1. (US, slang)Awesome; great.

  2. (US, slang)Major; large; significant.

Origin

From earlier rightuous, rightwose, rightwos, rightwise, from Middle English rightwise, rig

From earlier rightuous, rightwose, rightwos, rightwise, from Middle English rightwise, rightwis, from Old English rihtwīs (“righteous, just”), corresponding to right + -wise (with assimilation of second element to -ous), or to right + wise (“way, manner”). Cognate with Scots richtwis (“righteous”), Old High German rehtwīsic (“righteous, just”), Icelandic réttvíss (“righteous, just”). Compare also thefteous, mighteous.

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Forms

more righteous, most righteous
Comparativemore righteous Lesson
Superlativemost righteous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

108 synonyms
Free from sin or guilt:cleanA1clearA2innocentB1pureB1guiltlesssinlessblamelessclean-handedclean as a hound's toothclean as a whistledovelikeinnocent as the babe unborninnocent as the child unbornirreprehensible
Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony:continentA2correctA1delicateB1decentB2dutifulC1goodA1honestB1modestB2moralB2nobleB2rightA1straightA2virtualB1worthyB1
(US)Awesome:wickedC1amazingB1awesomeB1awfulA2coolA1delightfulB1divineB1excellentA1extraordinaryB1heavenlyB1impressiveB1incredibleB1gloriousB1grandB2
(US)Major; large; significant:considerableB1

Antonyms

1 antonyms
unrighteous

Word family

7 related words
Relatedlefteousrighteousness
Derivedoverrighteousrighteouslyself-righteousunrighteousuprighteous

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rightA1righteousnessB2rightfulrightfullyrightlyB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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