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righteousness

noun
/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from rihtwīsnes — “justice”
  2. inherited from rightwisnes

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being righteous.

    • But in these days of fanaticism, that harsh and violent spirit is abroad, when men clothe their own angry passions in the garb of righteousness, and call persecution vindicating the honour of God.

  2. Holiness

    Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law.

  3. A righteous act or quality.

    • All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The behaviour of someone who is righteous.

      • Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth rightness at all times.

    2. The state of being right with God

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

      • There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues.
      • Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for righteousness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA