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   righteous

   /ˈrʌɪtʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. morally right or justifiable: "feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions" Similar goodvirtuousuprightupstandingdecentworthyethicalprincipledmoralhigh-mindedlaw-abidingjusthonestinnocentfaultlesshonourableblamelessguiltlessirreproachablesinlessuncorruptedanti-corruptionsaintlyangelicpurenoblenoble-mindedpiousGod-fearingjustifiablejustifiedlegitimatedefensiblesupportablejustrightfulwell foundedsoundvalidadmissibleallowableunderstandableexcusableacceptablereasonablesensibleOpposite wickedsinfulunjustifiable
   • ▪ (of a person) morally good; virtuous: "he stood up for what he knew was right and died a righteous person"
   • 2. very good; excellent: informal US "righteous eggs, man!"
   • ▪ correctly so called; genuine: "he is righteous trash"

   Word Origin Old Englishrihtwīs, from riht ‘right’ + wīs ‘manner, state, condition’. The change in the ending in the 16th century was due to association with words such as bounteous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. righteously adverb

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   righteous: [adjective] acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › righteousRIGHTEOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RIGHTEOUS definition: 1. morally correct: 2. believing and showing that you are morally correct, and that others are…. Learn more.

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   righteous: 1 adj morally justified “ righteous indignation” Synonyms: moral concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles adj characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice “"the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16” ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › righteousRIGHTEOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RIGHTEOUS meaning: 1. morally correct: 2. believing and showing that you are morally correct, and that others are…. Learn more.

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   Righteous definition: characterized by uprightness or morality. See examples of RIGHTEOUS used in a sentence.

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   Definition of righteous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adj. 1. a. characterized by, proceeding from, or in accordance with accepted standards of morality, justice, or uprightness; virtuous: a righteous man. b. ( as collective noun; preceded by the ): the righteous. 2. morally justifiable or right, esp from one's own point of view: righteous indignation. [Old English rīhtwīs, from right + wise 2]