Our people had been so long accustomed to the practice and convenience of having slaves, that very few among them even doubted the propriety and rectitude of it.
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Rectitude
/ˈɹɛk.tə.tuːd/
Synonyms for "rectitude" (76 found)
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good charactergoodnesshigh idealshigh principleshigh-mindednesshonestyhonorhonorablenessimmaculacyincorruptibilityintegrityirreproachabilityirreproachablenessjusticejustnessmoralmoral excellence
Noun(5 words)
Related words (38)
moral rectitudemoral strengthmoralemoralitynobilityorderprincipleprinciplesprobityproprietypurenesspurityreputabilityrespectabilityrightright conductrighteousnessrightnesssaintlikenesssaintliness
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
upright posture
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5 entriesethical rectitudemoral rectituderectitude of characterrectitude of judgmentrectitude of purpose
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6 total sentences available.
Here was a man utterly convinced of his own moral rectitude.
Source: tatoeba (10163198)
You're hardly a model of moral rectitude.
Source: tatoeba (12029419)
A consciousness of rectitude can be a terrible thing, and in those days I didn't just think that I was right: I thought that “we” (our group of International Socialists in particular) were being damn well proved right.
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