righteousness

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being righteous.
  2. (uncountable) Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law.
  3. (archaic, countable) A righteous act or quality.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The behaviour of someone who is righteous.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification.

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From earlier rightwiseness, from Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtwīsnes (“justice”), equivalent to righteous + -ness.

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