Synonyms for righteous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rahy-chuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪ tʃəs |
Top 10 synonyms for righteous Other synonyms for the word righteous
- blameless
- charitable
- commendable
- creditable
- deserving
- devoted
- devout
- dutiful
- equitable
- exemplary
- fair
- faithful
- godlike
- guiltless
- holy
- impartial
- innocent
- irreproachable
- just
- laudable
- matchless
- meritorious
- moral
- peerless
- philanthropic
- philanthropical
- praiseworthy
- punctilious
- reverent
- right-minded
- saintly
- scrupulous
- sinless
- sterling
- trustworthy
- worthy
Définition of righteous
Origin :- early 16c. alteration of rightwise, from Old English rihtwis, from riht (see right) + wis "wise, way, manner" (see wise (adj.)). Suffix altered by influence of courteous, etc. Meaning "genuine, excellent" is 1942 in jazz slang. Related: Righteously.
- adj good, honest
- Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- She seemed to be holding to it in the face of righteous judgment.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- But mind, my most righteous and well-beloved, I will have no flattery.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- We all have our righteous secrets, and should all respect the righteous secrets of others.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- God says, all the horns of the wicked will be cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.
- Extract from : « A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce » by Nancy Luce
- They are, on whole, righteous laws, made in the defence of these very girls.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- And yet the truth is, that God is righteous; and of men, he is most like him who is most righteous.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- Thieves might have gods favorable to them quite as well as righteous men.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- He separates the righteous from those who must forever be sundered from their God.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- For do not men regard Zeus as the best and most righteous of the gods?
- Extract from : « Euthyphro » by Plato
Antonyms for righteous
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