 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
righteous
adjective
1: characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of
morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man
availeth much"- James 5:16 [ant: {unrighteous}]
2: morally justified; "righteous indignation"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Righteous \Right"eous\, adjective [OE. rightways, rightwise, AS.
rightw[=i]s; riht right + w[=i]s wise, having wisdom,
prudent. See {Right}, adjective, {Wise}, adjective]
Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to
all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong,
guilt, or sin; holy; as, a righteous man or act; a righteous
retribution.
Fearless in his righteous cause. --Milton.
Syn: Upright; just; godly; holy; uncorrupt; virtuous; honest;
equitable; rightful.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
113 Moby Thesaurus words for "righteous":
Christendom, Christian, Christlike, Christly, God-fearing,
according to Hoyle, angelic, appropriate, apt, blameless, clean,
condign, correct, creditable, decent, decorous, due, erect,
estimable, ethical, exemplary, fair, fit, fitting,
full of integrity, godlike, godly, godly-minded, good, guiltless,
heavenly, high-minded, high-principled, highly respectable, holy,
holy-minded, honest, honorable, immaculate, inculpable, innocent,
inviolate, irreproachable, just, justifiable, justified, kosher,
law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, manly, moral, moralistic,
nice, noble, normal, normative, otherworldly, principled, proper,
pure, pure in heart, purehearted, reputable, respectable, right,
right and proper, right-minded, rightful, saintlike, saintly,
seemly, self-righteous, seraphic, spiritual, spiritual-minded,
spotless, stainless, sterling, straight, suitable, the believing,
the chosen, the elect, the faithful, the good, the righteous,
the saved, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled,
true-spirited, truehearted, trustworthy, unblamable, unblemished,
uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unearthly, unimpeachable,
unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, unworldly, upright,
uprighteous, upstanding, virtuous, worthy, yeomanly
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