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单词 unrighteousness
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unrighteousnessn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌɪtʃəsnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈraɪtʃəsnəs/
Forms: see unrighteous adj. and n. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unrighteous adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < unrighteous adj. + -ness suffix, after righteousness n.With the formal variation, compare discussion at righteous adj.
The quality of being unrighteous; an instance of this, an unrighteous action.
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society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun] > iniquity
unrighteousnesseOE
unrightfulnessc1275
iniquity13..
unequityc1384
iniquitousness1870
α.
eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) v. 5 (7) Odisti..omnes qui operantur iniquitatem : ðu fedest..alle ða ðe wircað unrehtwisnisse.
OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) iii. iii. 166 Iniquitas on Lyden on Englisc ys gecweden unrihtwisnys.
a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 37 Ðurh his unrihtwisnesse he bri[n]gþ his saule in to helle pine.
a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xxxvi. 7 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 167 In man..Vnrightwisnes þat es doand.
?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 240 A grete vnriȝtwisnesse regneþ among lordis whanne þei wolen not distroie pride.
a1500 (?c1414) Paraphr. Seven Penitential Psalms 8 (MED) My trespas and myn unryȝtwysnesse I knowleche, and my synnes fele.
β. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 132 Vnryghtuossnes disherityth kynges and Pryncis.1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras vii. 35 The righteousnesses shall watch, and the vnrighteousnesses shall beare no rule.1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. i. 80 I am not worthie to beholde the height of heauen for the multitude of my vnrighteousnesse.1611 Bible (King James) Rom. i. 18 The wrath of God is reueiled from heauen against all..vnrighteousnesse of men. View more context for this quotationa1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 80 The inherent unrighteousness consequent upon Adam's sin.?a1758 J. Witherspoon Ess. in Sel. Wks. (1804) I. 36 He is a God..with whom unrighteousness can have no communion.1833 S. Hoole Disc. xv. 200 The unrighteousness of living to himself alone.1857 J. Stirling Lett. from Slave States x. 118 No expediency can justify an unrighteousness.1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 330 If only he can..be pure from evil or unrighteousness.1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 195/1 The stench of unrighteousness may insinuate itself into an atmosphere saturated with sanctity.1973 E. Muhammad Fall of Amer. xlv. 190 This will bring about war as a showdown between the God of righteousness and the God of unrighteousness (the devil).2012 Independent 10 Mar. 45/4 Let anyone else try to put him in a position where he has to move on through lack of readies, and cries of injustice and unrighteousness ring out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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