righteous

(rī'chəs)
adj.

1. Morally upright; without guilt or sin: a righteous parishioner.
2. In accordance with virtue or morality: a righteous judgment.
3. Morally justifiable: righteous anger. See synonyms at moral.

n.
Righteous people considered as a group.

[Middle English ryghtuous, alteration of rihtwise, from Old English rihtwīs : riht, right; see right + -wīse, -wise.]

righteously right'eous·ly adv.
righteousness right'eous·ness n.

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adjective

1. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action: good, honest, honorable, incorruptible, true, upright, upstanding. Informal straight-shooting. Idioms: on theup-and-upup and up. See honest/dishonest.
2. In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: ethical, moral, principled, proper, right, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. See right/wrong.

adj

Definition: good, honest
Antonyms: bad, corrupt, dishonest, immoral, sinful, unfair, wicked

adjective
adjective, US, mainly African-American

Fine, excellent; esp. as righteous moss (i.e. hair). (1942 —) .
T. Pynchon 'She's up there' Matilda said, with a smile for everybody, even musicians with a headful of righteous moss, who were making money and drove sports cars (1963).

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• Religious States and Experiences - righteousness: freedom from sin, sanctity

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - retfærdig, retskaffen
n. - de retskafne, de retfærdige

Nederlands (Dutch)
rechtschapen

Français (French)
adj. - juste, intègre, vertueux
n. - les justes

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rechtschaffen, gerecht
n. - (Rel.)(Plur.) die Gerechten

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δίκαιος, σκεπτόμενος δίκαια, δικαιολογημένος, ενάρετος, ευθύς, ηθικός

Italiano (Italian)
retto, giusto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - justo

Русский (Russian)
праведный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - justo, honrado, recto
n. - persona justa, honrada o recta

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - äkta, rättmätig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正直的, 正义的, 正当的, 正直的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 正直的, 正義的, 正當的
n. - 正直的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바른, 정의의, 정당한
n. - 정의, 바른 사람, 당연함

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 正しい, 高潔な, 理にかなった, 当然の, 正当な, 公正な, もっともな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صالح, مستقيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צודק‬
n. - ‮צדיק‬

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