What is "righteous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does righteous mean in English? Meaning of righteous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "righteous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "righteous": characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

Adjective

  • Meaning: characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
  • Example: the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much
  • Synonyms: righteous
  • Antonyms: unrighteous
  • Similar: good just sound upright
  • Also see: clean-handed good guiltless innocent just moral virtuous worthy
  • Meaning of "righteous": morally justified

    Adjective

  • Meaning: morally justified
  • Example: righteous indignation
  • Synonyms: righteous
  • Similar: moral
  • Adjective: free from sin or guiltmoral and virtuous, suggesting sanctimoniousjustified morally(slang, US) awesome
  • Synonyms:

    noble, spiritual, virtuous, ethical, pure, conscientious, upright, honorable, angelic, blameless, charitable, commendable, creditable, deserving, devoted, devout, dutiful, equitable, exemplary, fair, faithful, godlike, guiltless, holy, impartial, innocent, irreproachable, just, laudable, matchless, meritorious, moral, peerless, philanthropic, praiseworthy, punctilious, reverent, saintly, scrupulous, sinless, sterling, trustworthy, worthy, philanthropical, right-minded, law-abiding,

    Antonyms:

    unethical, dishonest, immoral, unjust, unfair, corrupt, vulgar, bad,

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    righteous in English: righteous
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