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righteous |
Grep of noun righteous righteousness Overview of adj righteous The adj righteous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) righteous -- (characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16) 2. righteous -- (morally justified; "righteous indignation") Antonyms of adj righteous 2 senses of righteous Sense 1 righteous (vs. unrighteous) unrighteous (vs. righteous) => sinful, unholy, wicked => unjust Sense 2 righteous INDIRECT (VIA moral, amoral) -> immoral INDIRECT (VIA moral, immoral) -> amoral, unmoral Similarity of adj righteous 2 senses of righteous Sense 1 righteous (vs. unrighteous) => good, just upright, virtuous => sound Also See-> good#3; innocent#1, guiltless#1, clean-handed#1; just#1; moral#2; virtuous#2; worthy#1 Sense 2 righteous => moral (vs. immoral) (vs. amoral) Attributes of adj righteous Familiarity of adj righteous righteous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj righteous righteous self-righteous unrighteous Overview of adj righteous The adj righteous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) righteous -- (characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16) 2. righteous -- (morally justified; "righteous indignation")
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