rightdoingn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtduːɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈraɪtˌduɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right n., doing n.

Etymology: < right n. + doing n., after wrongdoing n. Compare to do (a person) right at right n. Phrases 1a(a).

The action of doing what is right; proper, correct, or moral action.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing

do-well1362

well-doingc1384

well working1542

rightdoing1556

eupraxy1675

orthopraxy1852

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie Concl. sig. Ssii Then shall we first se, and after feele: what frewte, Our right doing (against wrong) shall execute.

1642 tr. W. Ames Marrow Sacred Divinity 230 The second is Prudence;..it is therefore the alone descerning of those things which pertaine to right doing.

1874 W. P. Mackay Grace & Truth (new ed.) 202 Many moral, unconverted men are specimens of the highest external right-doing.

1930 W. Faulkner As I lay Dying 101 It's bad that a fellow must earn the reward of his right-doing by flouting hisself and his dead.

1965 Times 7 Oct. 15/3 Even illicit right-doing can make a couple doubt each other.

2002 R. D. Smith Strategic Planning for Public Relations ii. v. 108 Many organizations, caught in a moral or legal embarrassment, promise repentance and a future of rightdoing, but few achieve such a turnaround.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rightdoing
释义	rightdoingn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtduːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈraɪtˌduɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right n., doing n. Etymology: < right n. + doing n., after wrongdoing n. Compare to do (a person) right at right n. Phrases 1a(a). The action of doing what is right; proper, correct, or moral action. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing do-well1362 well-doingc1384 well working1542 rightdoing1556 eupraxy1675 orthopraxy1852 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie Concl. sig. Ssii Then shall we first se, and after feele: what frewte, Our right doing (against wrong) shall execute. 1642 tr. W. Ames Marrow Sacred Divinity 230 The second is Prudence;..it is therefore the alone descerning of those things which pertaine to right doing. 1874 W. P. Mackay Grace & Truth (new ed.) 202 Many moral, unconverted men are specimens of the highest external right-doing. 1930 W. Faulkner As I lay Dying 101 It's bad that a fellow must earn the reward of his right-doing by flouting hisself and his dead. 1965 Times 7 Oct. 15/3 Even illicit right-doing can make a couple doubt each other. 2002 R. D. Smith Strategic Planning for Public Relations ii. v. 108 Many organizations, caught in a moral or legal embarrassment, promise repentance and a future of rightdoing, but few achieve such a turnaround. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : right-doingadj. < n.1556 see also
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