Synonyms for righteousness
right·eous·ness

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1. righteousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   equity, holiness, rectitude, justice, godliness, rightfulness, faithfulness, uprightness, integrity, honesty

2. righteousnessnoun

   The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude. Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law.

   Synonyms:
   holiness, justice, equity, faithfulness, honesty, integrity, rightfulness, godliness, uprightness, rectitude

3. righteousnessnoun

   A righteous act, or righteous quality.

   All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. Isa. lxiv. 6.

   Synonyms:
   equity, faithfulness, godliness, rightfulness, integrity, rectitude, uprightness, holiness, justice, honesty

4. righteousnessnoun

   The act or conduct of one who is righteous.

   Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth rightness at all times. Ps. cvi. 3.

   Synonyms:
   honesty, equity, rectitude, justice, godliness, holiness, rightfulness, faithfulness, integrity, uprightness

5. righteousnessnoun

   The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification.

   Synonyms:
   equity, holiness, rectitude, faithfulness, justice, godliness, uprightness, honesty, integrity, rightfulness

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1. righteousness

   Etymologically, duty is that which is owed or due; obligation, that to or by which one is bound; right, that which is correct, straight, or in the direct line of truth and goodness; responsibility, that for which one must answer. Duty and responsibility are thought of as to some person or persons; right is impersonal. One's duty may be to others or to himself; his obligations and responsibilities are to others. Duty arises from the nature of things; obligation and responsibility may be created by circumstances, as by one's own promise, or by the acceptance of a trust, etc. We speak of a parent's duty, a debtor's obligation; or of a child's duty of obedience, and a parent's responsibility for the child's welfare. Right is that which accords with the moral system of the universe. Righteousness is right incarnated in action. In a more limited sense, right may be used of what one may rightly claim, and so be the converse of duty. It is the creditor's right to demand payment, and the debtor's duty to pay. Compare BUSINESS.

   Synonyms:
   accountability, business, duty, function, obligation, office, responsibility, right

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1. righteousnessnoun

   adhering to moral principles

   Antonyms:
   unrighteousness

Matched Categories

1. • Morality

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1. righteousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   piety, godliness, holiness, sanctity, purity, virtue, goodness, integrity, honesty, justice

2. righteousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   rectitude of conduct, practice of right, doing right, going straight, acting from principle

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1. righteousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   godliness, holiness, sanctity

   Antonyms:
   unrighteousness

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1. List of paraphrases for "righteousness":

   rectitude, justice, uprightness, virtue

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How to use righteousness in a sentence?

1. Jaqueline Johnson:

   You didn’t find nothing in 17 boxes? That’s the craziest lie you could have told, we already knew what team you were on. You are not on the team of righteousness.

2. Stephen Charnock (1628-1680):

   Men are more willing to part with their righteousness than with their sins.

3. Sanskrit Proverb:

   In one short verse I here express The sum of tomes of sacred lore: Beneficence is righteousness, Oppression?s sin?s malignant core.

4. Confucius, The Confucian Analects:

   The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.

5. Homer:

   The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men.