| ADJECTIVE | all | righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | righteous | morally justified |
| Sounds | ray'chahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16 | |
| Narrower | good, just, upright | Of moral excellence |
| sound | Free from moral defect | |
| See also | good | morally admirable |
| innocent, guiltless, clean-handed | Free from evil or guilt | |
| just | Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting | |
| moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles | |
| virtuous | morally excellent | |
| worthy | Having worth or merit or value | |
| Opposite | unrighteous | not righteous |
| Spanish | honrado, justo, recto | |
| Catalan | honrat, just, recte | |
| Nouns | righteousness | adhering to moral principles |
| Adverbs | righteously | in a righteous manner |
| Meaning | morally justified. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "righteous indignation" | |
| Broader | moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles |
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