righteousadjective
uk/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/us/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/formalmorally correct:
He was regarded as a righteous and holy man.
an outburst of righteous anger
See also
self-righteous
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Virtue and moral good
- altruism
- angel
- angelic
- be as pure as the driven snow idiom
- be on the side of the angels idiom
- clean
- goodness
- lily-white
- moral
- nobility
- noble
- principled
- pure
- spinach
- straight
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions idiom
- the straight and narrow idiom
- unselfish
- upliftment
- virtue
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righteously
adverb uk/ˈraɪ.tʃəs.li/us/ˈraɪ.tʃəs.li/
righteousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈraɪ.tʃəs.nəs/us/ˈraɪ.tʃəs.nəs/
righteousnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/us/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/formalthe righteous
people who behave in a way that is morally correct
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People having good qualities
- advertisement
- altruism
- angel
- be the salt of the earth idiom
- brick
- bunch
- dear
- enchant
- enchantress
- gem
- not be as black as you are painted idiom
- paragon
- poppet
- saint
- salt
- softie
- sweetheart
- sweetie
- the real deal
- treasure
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