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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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   The meaning of RIGHTEOUS is acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin. How to use righteous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Righteous.

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

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   characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law. morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous: a righteous and godly person. Synonyms: right, fair, honest, good. Antonyms: wicked, evil.

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   Being righteous literally means to be right, especially in a moral way. Religious people often talk about being righteous. In their view, the righteous person not only does the right thing for other people but also follows the laws of their religion.

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   1. characterized by uprightness or morality. a righteous observance of the law. 2. morally right or justifiable. righteous indignation. 3. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous. a righteous and godly person.

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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. characterized by uprightness or morality. 2. morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation. 3. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous: a righteous person. 4. Slang. genuinely good.

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    righteous meaning, definition, what is righteous: morally good and fair: Learn more.

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    If you think that someone behaves or lives in a way that is morally good, you can say that they are righteous. People sometimes use righteous to express their disapproval when they think someone is only behaving in this way so that others will admire or support them.