righteousness

Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun adhering to moral principles

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
morality
Narrower (hyponyms)
honor, honesty, honorableness, impeccability, justice, uprightness
Opposite (antonyms)
unrighteousness

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