Righteous

//ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs//

Synonyms for "righteous" (226 found)

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Translations

96 translations across 28 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • δίκαιος adj (free from sin or guilt)

Arabic

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  • صَالِح adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • صَالِح adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • صَالِح adj (justified morally)

Bulgarian

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  • добродетелен adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • праведен adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • справедлив adj (justified morally)

Czech

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  • ctnostný adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • nevinný adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • počestný adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • spravedlivý adj (justified morally)

Dutch

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  • deugdzaam adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • onschuldig adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • rechtschapen adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • rechtvaardig adj (justified morally)

Egyptian

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  • U2:mAa-a:t-y:Y1 adj (free from sin or guilt)

Finnish

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  • oikeamielinen adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • oikeutettu adj (justified morally)
  • synnitön adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • vanhurskas adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

French

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  • juste adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • juste adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • moral adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Galician

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  • recto adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Ge'ez

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  • ጻድቅ adj (free from sin or guilt)

German

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  • gerecht adj (justified morally)
  • gerechtfertigt adj (justified morally)
  • rechtschaffen adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • rechtschaffen adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Gothic

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  • 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 adj (free from sin or guilt)

Hebrew

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  • צדיק adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • צדיק adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • צדיקה adj (free from sin or guilt)

Hungarian

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  • becsületes adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • derék adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • erkölcsös adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • erényes adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Italian

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  • giustificato adj (justified morally)
  • immacolato adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • intemerato adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • legittimo adj (justified morally)

Lower Sorbian

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  • chytšy adj (free from sin or guilt)

Macedonian

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  • доброде́телен adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • пра́веден adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • спра́ведлив adj (justified morally)

Middle Persian

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  • ahlaw adj (free from sin or guilt)

Māori

2 entries
  • tapatahi adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • tapatahi adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Northern Kurdish

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  • bêguneh adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • heq adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • rettferdig adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • rettferdig adj (justified morally)
  • rettvis adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Persian

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  • درستکار adj (free from sin or guilt)

Portuguese

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  • digno adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • inocente adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • justo adj (justified morally)

Romanian

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  • neprihănit adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • neprihănită adj (free from sin or guilt)

Russian

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  • благочести́вый adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • доброде́тельный adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • доброде́тельный adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • опра́вданный adj (justified morally)

Spanish

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  • beato adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • bienhechor adj (justified morally)
  • correcto adj (justified morally)
  • honrado adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Swedish

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  • rättfärdig adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • rättfärdig adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • rättfärdig adj (justified morally)
  • rättskaffens adj (free from sin or guilt)

Ukrainian

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  • доброчесний adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • доброчесний adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)
  • праведний adj (free from sin or guilt)
  • праведний adj (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious)

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Gladly pass the souls of the righteous to the golden seat of Ahura Mazda, to the golden seat of the Amesha-Spentas, to the Garô-nmânem, the abode of Ahura Mazda, the abode of the Amesha-Spentas, the abode of all the other holy beings.

Source: tatoeba (477758)

Well, I can't spend $12,000 on a handbag, but it's free to look at those who do with righteous condemnation.

Source: tatoeba (1191241)

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one.'

Source: tatoeba (2358190)

Surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the most righteous of you.

Source: tatoeba (2455119)

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