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- [rahy-chuh s-nis]
- /ˈraɪ tʃəs nɪs/
- /ˈraɪʧəsnɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahy-chuh s-nis]
- /ˈraɪ tʃəs nɪs/
Definitions of righteousness word
- noun righteousness the quality or state of being righteous. 1
- noun righteousness righteous conduct. 1
- noun righteousness the quality or state of being just or rightful: They came to realize the righteousness of her position on the matter. 1
- noun righteousness morality, virtue 1
- noun righteousness being justifiable 1
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Origin of righteousness
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English rightwisnes(se), Old English rihtwīsnes. See righteous, -ness
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Parts of speech for Righteousness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
righteousness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
righteousness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for righteousness
noun righteousness
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- clean hands — freedom from guilt
- conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
- decency — Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
- fair play — just and honorable treatment, action, or conduct: The political campaign was notably lacking in fair play.
Antonyms for righteousness
noun righteousness
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- glibness — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
- homeliness — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
Top questions with righteousness
- what is righteousness?
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- what is the definition of righteousness?
- what is the jewish view of justice and righteousness?
- blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
- what is the righteousness of god?
- what is the breastplate of righteousness?
- what is god's righteousness?
- blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
- what does the bible say about righteousness?
- what is self righteousness?
- those who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
- what does righteousness mean in the bible?
- what does the bible say about self righteousness?
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