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righteousness

/rahy-chuhs-nis/US // ˈraɪ tʃəs nɪs //

正气,正义,正道,义气

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the quality or state of being righteous.
    • : righteous conduct.
    • : the quality or state of being just or rightful: They came to realize the righteousness of her position on the matter.

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Examples

  • If said hiker becomes so attached to their position of righteousness that they stand paralyzed for ten minutes as the storm clouds gather, that’s on them, not you.

  • Generations had been raised to think that America never lost a war and that American presidents were, with a few exceptions, pillars of righteousness.

  • The idea of supporting their places of employment has an added tinge of moral righteousness.

  • Both sides bask in their righteousness, holding steadfastly to an absolute position, whatever the downstream effect.

  • It has to have levels and branches in order to confirm justices and righteousness.

  • “Personally, I deal with manners of righteousness and God,” he says.

  • And best of all, now he gets the self-righteousness of being the underdog!

  • Like Bush, Obama is convinced of the righteousness of his own judgment, and lets all of us know it.

  • Woe to you who have fallen away from the righteousness of your ancestors!

  • Like Jimmy McNulty, Cruz is talented and charismatic, but trapped by his own self-righteousness.

  • The God of Victories will give us one as brilliant and complete as the righteousness and justice of our cause demand.

  • She could have swooned, so intoxicant was her wonder and her solemn joy and her yearning after righteousness in love.

  • In the others, it is that righteousness imputed through grace to each believer.

  • With the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

  • For if I had power to train a son of mine to righteousness, and I trained him to wickedness, should I not sin against my son?