SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
righteousness
noun
Moral uprightness or conduct believed to be just and right.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Moral uprightness
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Usage distinction
Return to topRighteousness concerns conformity to a moral standard. Self-righteousness adds an unfavorable judgment about one's own assumed moral superiority and is a different word.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See righteousness in use
The story asks whether the ruler's claim to righteousness matches his treatment of others.
The expedition leader's earlier confidence in the righteousness of her conduct becomes a question when she compares her stated principle with the choices she actually made.
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