Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable)The quality or state of being righteous.

    Rechtschaffenheit, Gerechtigkeit, Tugendhaftigkeit

    справедли́востьspravedlívostʹ

  2. (uncountable)Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The behaviour of someone who is righteous.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification.

    пра́ведностьprávednostʹ, доброде́тельностьdobrodételʹnostʹ

  5. (archaic, countable)A righteous act or quality.

More definitions
  • adhering to moral principles

Examples

10 sentences
  1. I will I could bottle your righteousness.

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  2. Her desire for self-righteousness overwhelms the rest of her personality.

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  3. Self-righteousness is one of the most off-putting human qualities.

    ruУбеждённость в собственной правоте – одно из наиболее отталкивающих человеческих качеств.

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  4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they will be filled.

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  5. He possesses unending righteousness.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
quality or state of being righteous:
theology: state of being right with God:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quality or state of being righteous:

Origin

From earlier rightwiseness, from Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtwīsnes (

From earlier rightwiseness, from Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtwīsnes (“justice”), equivalent to righteous + -ness.

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