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78 words match “RIGHTEOUS”

RIGHTEOUS a.
o 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.
RIGHTEOUSED a.
Made righteous. [Obs.]
RIGHTEOUSLY adv.
In a righteous manner; as, to judge righteously.
RIGHTEOUSNESS n. 4 definitions
The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude.
OVERRIGHTEOUS a.
Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.
SELF-RIGHTEOUS a.
Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.
SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS n.
The quality or state of being self-righteous; pharisaism.
UNRIGHTEOUS a. 2 definitions
Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.
UPRIGHTEOUSLY adv.
In an upright or just manner. [Obs.] Shak.
AFTER prep.
ng; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
APPOINT v.
appoint. 2 Sam. xv. 15. He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness. Acts xvii. 31. Say that the emperor request a parley . . . and appoint the meeting. Shak.
AWAKE v.
esembling sleep, as inaction or death. The national spirit again awoke. Freeman. Awake to righteousness, and sin not. 1 Cor. xv. 34.
BEAST n.
four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast. Prov. xii. 10.
BEG v.
as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house. Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Ps. xxxvii. 25.
BELIEVE v.
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark ix. 24. With the heart man believeth unto righteousness. Rom. x. 10.
COUNT v.
o consider or esteem as belonging. Abracham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Rom. iv. 3.
CROWN n.
nor, dignity, or finish. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. Prov. xvi. 31. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Prov. xvi. 4.
DEATH n.
ct or state of passing from life. A death that I abhor. Shak. Let me die the death of the righteous. Num. xxiii. 10.
DECEIVABLENESS n.
Capability of deceiving. With all deceivableness of unrighteousness. 2 Thess. ii. 10.
DIVINELY adv.
By the agency or influence of God. Divinely set apart . . . to be a preacher of righteousness. Macaulay.
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