righteous

righteous
adj
1. blameless, pure at heart, incorrupt, good, guiltless; virtuous, holy, saintly, unerring, taintless; upright, noble, sterling, faultless; goodly, moral, scrupulous, clean-living; saintly, innocent, angelic, sinless, stainless, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied; pious, godly, God-fearing, reverent; solemn, devout, religious, believing, heavenly-minded, spiritual; self-righteous, pietistic, smug, sanctimonious, Inf. goody-goody.
2. justifiable, equitable, fair, right; rightful, legitimate, reasonable, proper; defensible, supportable, well-founded, well-grounded, suitable.
3. just, honest, trustworthy, reputable, irreproachable, above suspicion; worthy, honorable, exemplary, meritorious, laudable, deserving, commendable, praiseworthy; consecrated, sacred, sanctified.

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  • Righteous — Right eous, a. [OE. rightways, rightwise, AS. rightw[=i]s; riht right + w[=i]s wise, having wisdom, prudent. See {Right}, a., {Wise}, a.] Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • righteous — [rī′chəs] adj. [altered, by analogy with adjs. in EOUS < ME rihtwis < OE: see RIGHT & WISE] 1. acting in a just, upright manner; doing what is right; virtuous [a righteous man] 2. morally right; fair and just [a righteous act] 3 …   English World dictionary

  • righteous — index clean, conscientious, equitable, ethical, high minded, just, law abiding, meritorious, moral …   Law dictionary

  • righteous — (adj.) early 16c. alteration of rightwise, from O.E. rihtwis, from riht (see RIGHT (Cf. right)) + wis wise, way, manner. Suffix altered by influence of courteous, etc. Meaning genuine, excellent is c.1900 in jazz slang. Related: Righteousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • righteous — virtuous, noble, *moral, ethical Analogous words: *upright, honest, just, honorable Antonyms: iniquitous Contrasted words: *vicious, nefarious, flagitious, corrupt: profligate, dissolute, reprobate, *abandoned …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • righteous — [adj] good, honest angelic, blameless, charitable, commendable, conscientious, creditable, deserving, devoted, devout, dutiful, equitable, ethical, exemplary, fair, faithful, godlike, guiltless, holy, honorable, impartial, innocent,… …   New thesaurus

  • righteous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ morally right or justifiable. DERIVATIVES righteously adverb righteousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • righteous — righteously, adv. /ruy cheuhs/, adj. 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… …   Universalium

  • righteous — [[t]ra͟ɪtʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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… …   English dictionary

  • righteous — /ˈraɪtʃəs / (say ruychuhs) adjective 1. characterised by uprightness or morality: a righteous act. 2. morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation. 3. in accordance with right; upright or virtuous: a righteous and godly man. –phrase 4. the …  

  • righteous — right|eous [ˈraıtʃəs] adj [: Old English; Origin: rihtwis, from riht right (noun) + wis wise ] 1.) righteous indignation/anger etc strong feelings of anger when you think a situation is not morally right or fair ▪ He was full of righteous… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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