Word Meanings - RIGHTWISE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Righteous. Wyclif.
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- RIGHTEOUSNESS
The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification. There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, - RIGHTEOUS
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. - RIGHTEOUSLY
In a righteous manner; as, to judge righteously. - WYCLIFITE; WYCLIFFITE
A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard. - RIGHTEOUSED
Made righteous. - OVERRIGHTEOUS
Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy. - SELF-RIGHTEOUS
Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic. - UNRIGHTEOUS
1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man. 2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence. -- Un*right"eous*ly, adv. -- Un*right"eous*ness, n. - SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
The quality or state of being self-righteous; pharisaism. - UPRIGHTEOUSLY
In an upright or just manner. Shak.