righteousness
righteousness — noun
1. the quality of living and acting according to what is morally right, often based
the quality of living and acting according to what is morally right, often based on a religious or personal belief system
The community admired Ziad's righteousness in returning the lost wallet with all its money.
collocation: righteousness in [doing sth]
Many religious traditions teach followers to walk the path of righteousness.
collocation: path of righteousness
Nia earned her team's trust through a quiet, steady righteousness that needed no announcement.
Elena's powerful sense of righteousness drove her to campaign for fair housing policies.
Tunde wondered whether his outrage came from genuine righteousness or personal pride.
- virtue
broader term for any morally good quality; less tied to religious contexts
- morality
refers more to a system or code of right behaviour than the quality itself
- integrity
emphasises honesty and strong principles, less about religious belief
- uprightness
very close in meaning but slightly less common and more formal
- wickedness
moral evil or badness
- sinfulness
specifically religious: the state of being sinful
- dishonesty
lack of truthfulness; a narrower opposite focusing on truth/deceit
文法句型
righteousness + in + doing something
sense of righteousness
path of righteousness
用法筆記
Frequently used in religious, spiritual, or moral-ethical contexts. The phrase 'self-righteousness' (a separate noun) carries a negative connotation — it describes an exaggerated belief in one's own moral superiority.