righteousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtʃəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/

Forms: see righteous adj., n., adv., and int. and -ness suffix; also early Middle English richisnesse (perhaps transmission error), early Middle English riȝwines (transmission error), early Middle English rihtwinesse (transmission error), early Middle English ritȝifnesse (transmission error), Middle English riȝtwijnesse (transmission error), late Middle English riȝtwisnenesse (transmission error), late Middle English ryghtwyues (transmission error), late Middle English ryȝthwithnes (transmission error), late Middle English ryhowyhsnesse (transmission error), late Middle English rythwynes (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: righteous adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < righteous adj. + -ness suffix.19th-cent. and later examples of α forms at sense 1a reflect consciousness of the word's etymology.

a. The state or quality of being righteous or just; conformity to the precepts of divine law or accepted standards of morality; uprightness, rectitude; virtue, integrity. Cf. self-righteousness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun]

righteousnesseOE

rightnessOE

justice1340

rightfulnessa1350

right wiseness1447

justnessc1450

droiture1483

rectitude1509

uprightness1541

erectness1646

principle1653

right-mindedness1767

perpendicular1823

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > grace > righteousness > [noun]

righteousnesseOE

justice1477

α.

eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) xcvii. 9 Iudicabit orbem terrae in iustitia et populos in aequitate sua : doemæð ymbhwyrf eorðan in rehtwisnisse & folc in efennisse his.

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxi. 32 Iohannes com on rihtwisnesse wege [L. in via iustitiae] & ge ne gelyfdon him.

lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1086 For folces synna þet hi nellað lufian God & rithwisnesse.

c1175 ( Homily (Bodl. 343) in S. Irvine Old Eng. Homilies (1993) 137 He [sc. Christ] þene deofel ofercom..mid þare mænniscæ rihtwisnesse.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 109 (MED) Of þe is arisen þe sunne of rihtwisnesse, þat is ure drihten christ.

?a1300 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Digby) (1907) 185 (MED) More þe bereweþ þi riȝtwisnese Þene þe doþ þi sibnesse.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 7 For so greet riȝtwisnesse [?a1475 anon. tr. ryȝtheuousenes] it semeþ þat Seint Gregorie wan his [sc. Trajan's] soule out of helle.

a1450 Pater Noster Richard Ermyte (Westm. Sch. 3) (1967) 31 (MED) [A] rewme nys noȝt ellis but a land þat haþ many cytees & a kyng þat alle gouerneþ & lediþ wiþ riȝtwisnes.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1789/2 Wrong decayeth still and rightwisenes vp standes.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge i. 8 The same wisdom and rightwiseness allotted endless wretchedness as punishment for sin.

1893 W. Morris tr. Ordination of Knighthood in Order of Chivalry 145 Lo, how their rightwiseness hath care For all men good defence to bear, For drove They not ill men away Good men might dure not ever a day.

1916 C. M. Doughty Titans ii. 18 The Gods reveal their will to Man, and a path of rightwiseness.

2008 J. Carey Pract. Wisdom for Building your Vision i. 69 As descendants of Adam and Eve, rightwiseness must be our fruit of choice.

β. 1414 Rolls of Parl.: Henry V (Electronic ed.) Parl. Apr. 1414 §21. m. 3 Oure soverain lord, youre humble and trewe lieges..by sechyn on to youre riȝt riȝtwesnesse.?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 215 (MED) Thanne it resceyueþ a parfiȝt liȝt of me..knowynge my verry truþe & ryhwosnes.?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1879) VII. 157 Blissede be men that ‘do ryȝhteousnesse [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. doþ rightwisnesse] in every tyme’.1482 Monk of Evesham 64 He sofryd by cause that often tymes he peruerted ryghtwesnes as a man myghty in wordys takyng geftys.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Rev. xix. 11 He..was called faithfull and true, & in rightewesnes dyd iudge.1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 105 Christ expresseth him selfe to be our only righteousnesse.1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1890) II. 66/12 The ministeris of rychtuousnes.1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 326 (margin) He is a manteiner of pietie and rictuousnes.1623 W. Ashton Prisoners Plaint 12 The rightuousnesse of his Sonne.1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. ix. 148 So short is our rightuousnesse of his goodnesse.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 550 Ages of endless date Founded in righteousness . 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) li. 7 All my Powers shall join to bless The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness.1781 W. Cowper Truth 576 I never..hop'd, but in thy righteousness divine.1841 R. C. Trench Notes Parables xii. 210 What his guest lacked was righteousness, both in its root of faith and its flower of charity.1875 J. P. Hopps Princ. Relig. ix. 28 Righteousness is obedience to law, observance of duty, and fidelity to conscience.1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xi. 137 What people want is hate..in the name of righteousness and love, they get it.1943 H. Read Politics of Unpolitical ii. 13 The incursions of democracy..are always accompanied by a smoke-screen of righteousness which hides their real nature and dimensions.1990 P. P. Read On Third Day xii. 119 Was there not a residue of righteousness in all religions?

b. Usually with capital initial. This quality personified, typically as female, and often as a ruler.

ΚΠ

eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) lxxxiv. 12 (14) Iustitia ante eum ambulabit et ponet in uia gressus suos : rehtwisnis biforan him gongeð & seteð in wege gongas his.

OE Lambeth Psalter lxxxiv. 11 Misericordia et ueritas obuiauerunt sibi, iustitia et pax osculatę sunt : mildheortnys & soþfæstnys gemættan hi rihtwysnes & sib cystan.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 225 Oþe oðer half stont richtwisnesse [a1300 Caius richwisnesse], þet nan reouðe nis wið.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms lxxxiv. 11 Riȝtwisnesse and pes ben kist.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. 197 (MED) I, Riȝtwisnesse, recorde þus with treuth, Þat her peyne be perpetuel.

a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 3380 Rythwys Kynge, Lord God almyth, I am þi dowtyr Rythwysnesse.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 795 (MED) At the furst corner was Ryghtwysnes that tyde.

1562 T. Sternhold et al. Whole Bk. Psalmes lxxxv. 211 As truth from earth shall spring a pace, and florish pleasauntly: So righteousnes, shall shew her face, and loke from heauen hye.

1629 L. Andrewes XCVI. Serm. xi. 103 Righteousnesse..was not so of-ward before, but she is now as forward.

1673 J. Milton Psalm LXXXV in Poems (new ed.) 158 Before him Righteousness shall go His Royal Harbinger.

1745 T. Cooke Immortality Reveal'd iv. 65 Righteousness shall reign in Love and Peace, And ev'ry Evil, ev'ry Trouble cease.

1867 E. H. Plumptre tr. Sophocles Oedipus the King in tr. Sophocles Trag. (ed. 2) 33 There be who walketh haughtily, In action or in speech, Whom Righteousness herself has ceased to awe.

1919 V. Lee Note Mar. in Satan Waster (1920) 266 There sits also in Satan's Orchestra no less an allegorical personage than Righteousness herself.

1992 G. Maxwell Out of Rain 33 Righteousness and Pride Shall ride with them of course.

2. A righteous act. Usually in plural. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing > the doing of good deeds > good deeds

righteousnesseOE

rightfulnessc1350

well-doings1538

merit works1635

eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) cxviii. 16 In tuis iustificationibus meditabor : in ðinum rehtwisnissum ic smegu.

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxxvi. 306 Hwi bodast ðu mine rihtwisnessa [L. iustitias], and mine gecyþnysse þurh þinne muð?

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Deut. ix. 5 Ne forsoþe for þy riȝtwisnessys [L. iustitias tuas]..þou shalt..weelde þe loondys of hem, bote for þei dedyn wikkydleche.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 222 (MED) Þe inward deedis folewyng þe same habit ben callid propirli riȝtwisnessis, þat is to seie, actual riȝtwisnessis.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) x. §8. 42 For rightwis is lord, and he lufid rightwisnessis.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Baruch ii. C We haue behaued oure selues vngodly in all thy rightuousnesses.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. lxiv. 6 We are al as an vncleane thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy ragges.

1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 98 Certainely, vnlesse our righteousnesses exceed theirs, we shall neuer come to heauen.

a1762 W. McEwen Grace & Truth (1763) iii. i. 205 He parts at once both with his sins and with his own righteousnesses.

1837 T. Cleland in S. C. Jennings Presbyterian Preacher V. lxxiii. 64 ‘A righteous man’, who..doth turn from his righteousnesses,..should die in his sins.

1996 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 27 Jan. The fairly large collection of righteousnesses that you had accrued during the younger years could be stored in a little God box to be returned to..at a much later date.

†3.

a. Correctness, rightness; aptness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety

righteousnessOE

duea1425

properness1531

decency1567

dueness1576

decorum1586

fitness1597

orthotes1605

propriety1612

befittingnessa1645

beseemlinessa1645

fittingness1653

becomeness1656

beseemingness1656

becomingness1657

condecency1662

competibleness1667

decence1678

OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) v. xix. 470 Ealle preostas & Godes ðeowas, þa ðe on minum rice syndon, ða sceare onfon sculon, ðe we gehyrað fulle beon ealre rihtwisnesse.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde i. ix. 34 Rethoryque whyche conteyneth in substaunce, rightwisnes, Rayson and ordynaunce of wordes.

b. Wisdom, knowledge of what is right. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun]

righteousnesseOE

snoterc950

witnessc950

wisdomOE

insightc1175

witc1175

smeighnessc1200

sleighta1300

witternessa1300

inwitc1305

wittiheadc1315

wisenessc1320

witterheda1325

wisehede1340

slyness1357

sapience1377

wisdomhood138.

prudencea1382

sapienta1400

sentencec1400

advice?a1439

sophyc1440

profunditya1500

wittiness1543

Minerva1601

depth1605

Sophia1649

visionariness1817

eOE Metres of Boethius (transcript of damaged MS) (2009) xxii. 45 Hu mæg ænig man andsware findan ðinga æniges, þegen mid gesceade,..gif he awuht nafað on his modsefan mycles ne lytles rihtwisnesses [read rihtwisnesse] ne geradscipes?

lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. xxxv. 330 Hu mæg þonne ænig man ryhtwislice & gesceadwislice [andwyrdan].., gif he nan grot rihtwisnesse on him næfd [read næfð]?

c. Truth. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > true statement, correct account, truth

soothquidec888

soothsawc950

soothOE

righteousnessa1225

certainty1330

truthc1330

trotha1387

verity1533

tell-truth?1556

oracle1569

true1581

round O1605

fact1779

veracity1852

veritability1864

a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 11 (MED) Ðu luuedest..unrihtwisnesse more to spekene ðanne rihtwisnesse.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 1129 (MED) For in þis worlde falshed hath more myȝt Ful ofte sithe þan haþ riȝtwisnesse.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 99 Þou hauys persayued þe ryghtwysnesse of [a1500 Ashm. trouth of thair] conseill yn here wordys.

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

单词	righteousness
释义	righteousnessn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtʃəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/ Forms: see righteous adj., n., adv., and int. and -ness suffix; also early Middle English richisnesse (perhaps transmission error), early Middle English riȝwines (transmission error), early Middle English rihtwinesse (transmission error), early Middle English ritȝifnesse (transmission error), Middle English riȝtwijnesse (transmission error), late Middle English riȝtwisnenesse (transmission error), late Middle English ryghtwyues (transmission error), late Middle English ryȝthwithnes (transmission error), late Middle English ryhowyhsnesse (transmission error), late Middle English rythwynes (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: righteous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < righteous adj. + -ness suffix.19th-cent. and later examples of α forms at sense 1a reflect consciousness of the word's etymology. 1. a. The state or quality of being righteous or just; conformity to the precepts of divine law or accepted standards of morality; uprightness, rectitude; virtue, integrity. Cf. self-righteousness n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] righteousnesseOE rightnessOE justice1340 rightfulnessa1350 right wiseness1447 justnessc1450 droiture1483 rectitude1509 uprightness1541 erectness1646 principle1653 right-mindedness1767 perpendicular1823 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > grace > righteousness > [noun] righteousnesseOE justice1477 α. eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) xcvii. 9 Iudicabit orbem terrae in iustitia et populos in aequitate sua : doemæð ymbhwyrf eorðan in rehtwisnisse & folc in efennisse his. OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxi. 32 Iohannes com on rihtwisnesse wege [L. in via iustitiae] & ge ne gelyfdon him. lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1086 For folces synna þet hi nellað lufian God & rithwisnesse. c1175 ( Homily (Bodl. 343) in S. Irvine Old Eng. Homilies (1993) 137 He [sc. Christ] þene deofel ofercom..mid þare mænniscæ rihtwisnesse. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 109 (MED) Of þe is arisen þe sunne of rihtwisnesse, þat is ure drihten christ. ?a1300 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Digby) (1907) 185 (MED) More þe bereweþ þi riȝtwisnese Þene þe doþ þi sibnesse. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 7 For so greet riȝtwisnesse [?a1475 anon. tr. ryȝtheuousenes] it semeþ þat Seint Gregorie wan his [sc. Trajan's] soule out of helle. a1450 Pater Noster Richard Ermyte (Westm. Sch. 3) (1967) 31 (MED) [A] rewme nys noȝt ellis but a land þat haþ many cytees & a kyng þat alle gouerneþ & lediþ wiþ riȝtwisnes. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1789/2 Wrong decayeth still and rightwisenes vp standes. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge i. 8 The same wisdom and rightwiseness allotted endless wretchedness as punishment for sin. 1893 W. Morris tr. Ordination of Knighthood in Order of Chivalry 145 Lo, how their rightwiseness hath care For all men good defence to bear, For drove They not ill men away Good men might dure not ever a day. 1916 C. M. Doughty Titans ii. 18 The Gods reveal their will to Man, and a path of rightwiseness. 2008 J. Carey Pract. Wisdom for Building your Vision i. 69 As descendants of Adam and Eve, rightwiseness must be our fruit of choice. β. 1414 Rolls of Parl.: Henry V (Electronic ed.) Parl. Apr. 1414 §21. m. 3 Oure soverain lord, youre humble and trewe lieges..by sechyn on to youre riȝt riȝtwesnesse.?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 215 (MED) Thanne it resceyueþ a parfiȝt liȝt of me..knowynge my verry truþe & ryhwosnes.?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1879) VII. 157 Blissede be men that ‘do ryȝhteousnesse [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. doþ rightwisnesse] in every tyme’.1482 Monk of Evesham 64 He sofryd by cause that often tymes he peruerted ryghtwesnes as a man myghty in wordys takyng geftys.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Rev. xix. 11 He..was called faithfull and true, & in rightewesnes dyd iudge.1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 105 Christ expresseth him selfe to be our only righteousnesse.1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1890) II. 66/12 The ministeris of rychtuousnes.1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 326 (margin) He is a manteiner of pietie and rictuousnes.1623 W. Ashton Prisoners Plaint 12 The rightuousnesse of his Sonne.1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. ix. 148 So short is our rightuousnesse of his goodnesse.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 550 Ages of endless date Founded in righteousness . View more context for this quotation1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) li. 7 All my Powers shall join to bless The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness.1781 W. Cowper Truth 576 I never..hop'd, but in thy righteousness divine.1841 R. C. Trench Notes Parables xii. 210 What his guest lacked was righteousness, both in its root of faith and its flower of charity.1875 J. P. Hopps Princ. Relig. ix. 28 Righteousness is obedience to law, observance of duty, and fidelity to conscience.1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xi. 137 What people want is hate..in the name of righteousness and love, they get it.1943 H. Read Politics of Unpolitical ii. 13 The incursions of democracy..are always accompanied by a smoke-screen of righteousness which hides their real nature and dimensions.1990 P. P. Read On Third Day xii. 119 Was there not a residue of righteousness in all religions? b. Usually with capital initial. This quality personified, typically as female, and often as a ruler. ΚΠ eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) lxxxiv. 12 (14) Iustitia ante eum ambulabit et ponet in uia gressus suos : rehtwisnis biforan him gongeð & seteð in wege gongas his. OE Lambeth Psalter lxxxiv. 11 Misericordia et ueritas obuiauerunt sibi, iustitia et pax osculatę sunt : mildheortnys & soþfæstnys gemættan hi rihtwysnes & sib cystan. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 225 Oþe oðer half stont richtwisnesse [a1300 Caius richwisnesse], þet nan reouðe nis wið. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms lxxxiv. 11 Riȝtwisnesse and pes ben kist. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. 197 (MED) I, Riȝtwisnesse, recorde þus with treuth, Þat her peyne be perpetuel. a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 3380 Rythwys Kynge, Lord God almyth, I am þi dowtyr Rythwysnesse. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 795 (MED) At the furst corner was Ryghtwysnes that tyde. 1562 T. Sternhold et al. Whole Bk. Psalmes lxxxv. 211 As truth from earth shall spring a pace, and florish pleasauntly: So righteousnes, shall shew her face, and loke from heauen hye. 1629 L. Andrewes XCVI. Serm. xi. 103 Righteousnesse..was not so of-ward before, but she is now as forward. 1673 J. Milton Psalm LXXXV in Poems (new ed.) 158 Before him Righteousness shall go His Royal Harbinger. 1745 T. Cooke Immortality Reveal'd iv. 65 Righteousness shall reign in Love and Peace, And ev'ry Evil, ev'ry Trouble cease. 1867 E. H. Plumptre tr. Sophocles Oedipus the King in tr. Sophocles Trag. (ed. 2) 33 There be who walketh haughtily, In action or in speech, Whom Righteousness herself has ceased to awe. 1919 V. Lee Note Mar. in Satan Waster (1920) 266 There sits also in Satan's Orchestra no less an allegorical personage than Righteousness herself. 1992 G. Maxwell Out of Rain 33 Righteousness and Pride Shall ride with them of course. 2. A righteous act. Usually in plural. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing > the doing of good deeds > good deeds righteousnesseOE rightfulnessc1350 well-doings1538 merit works1635 eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) cxviii. 16 In tuis iustificationibus meditabor : in ðinum rehtwisnissum ic smegu. OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxxvi. 306 Hwi bodast ðu mine rihtwisnessa [L. iustitias], and mine gecyþnysse þurh þinne muð? a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Deut. ix. 5 Ne forsoþe for þy riȝtwisnessys [L. iustitias tuas]..þou shalt..weelde þe loondys of hem, bote for þei dedyn wikkydleche. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 222 (MED) Þe inward deedis folewyng þe same habit ben callid propirli riȝtwisnessis, þat is to seie, actual riȝtwisnessis. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) x. §8. 42 For rightwis is lord, and he lufid rightwisnessis. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Baruch ii. C We haue behaued oure selues vngodly in all thy rightuousnesses. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. lxiv. 6 We are al as an vncleane thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy ragges. View more context for this quotation 1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 98 Certainely, vnlesse our righteousnesses exceed theirs, we shall neuer come to heauen. a1762 W. McEwen Grace & Truth (1763) iii. i. 205 He parts at once both with his sins and with his own righteousnesses. 1837 T. Cleland in S. C. Jennings Presbyterian Preacher V. lxxiii. 64 ‘A righteous man’, who..doth turn from his righteousnesses,..should die in his sins. 1996 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 27 Jan. The fairly large collection of righteousnesses that you had accrued during the younger years could be stored in a little God box to be returned to..at a much later date. †3. a. Correctness, rightness; aptness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety righteousnessOE duea1425 properness1531 decency1567 dueness1576 decorum1586 fitness1597 orthotes1605 propriety1612 befittingnessa1645 beseemlinessa1645 fittingness1653 becomeness1656 beseemingness1656 becomingness1657 condecency1662 competibleness1667 decence1678 OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) v. xix. 470 Ealle preostas & Godes ðeowas, þa ðe on minum rice syndon, ða sceare onfon sculon, ðe we gehyrað fulle beon ealre rihtwisnesse. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde i. ix. 34 Rethoryque whyche conteyneth in substaunce, rightwisnes, Rayson and ordynaunce of wordes. b. Wisdom, knowledge of what is right. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] righteousnesseOE snoterc950 witnessc950 wisdomOE insightc1175 witc1175 smeighnessc1200 sleighta1300 witternessa1300 inwitc1305 wittiheadc1315 wisenessc1320 witterheda1325 wisehede1340 slyness1357 sapience1377 wisdomhood138. prudencea1382 sapienta1400 sentencec1400 advice?a1439 sophyc1440 profunditya1500 wittiness1543 Minerva1601 depth1605 Sophia1649 visionariness1817 eOE Metres of Boethius (transcript of damaged MS) (2009) xxii. 45 Hu mæg ænig man andsware findan ðinga æniges, þegen mid gesceade,..gif he awuht nafað on his modsefan mycles ne lytles rihtwisnesses [read rihtwisnesse] ne geradscipes? lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. xxxv. 330 Hu mæg þonne ænig man ryhtwislice & gesceadwislice [andwyrdan].., gif he nan grot rihtwisnesse on him næfd [read næfð]? c. Truth. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > true statement, correct account, truth soothquidec888 soothsawc950 soothOE righteousnessa1225 certainty1330 truthc1330 trotha1387 verity1533 tell-truth?1556 oracle1569 true1581 round O1605 fact1779 veracity1852 veritability1864 a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 11 (MED) Ðu luuedest..unrihtwisnesse more to spekene ðanne rihtwisnesse. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 1129 (MED) For in þis worlde falshed hath more myȝt Ful ofte sithe þan haþ riȝtwisnesse. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 99 Þou hauys persayued þe ryghtwysnesse of [a1500 Ashm. trouth of thair] conseill yn here wordys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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