Education is the path to happiness, peace, righteousness, and success.
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Righteousness
//ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs//
Synonyms for "righteousness" (112 found)
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Related words (56)
moral excellencemoral rectitudemoral strengthmoralemoralitynicenessnobilitynormalitynormativenessodor of sanctityotherworldlinessprinciplesprobitypropernessproprietiesproprietypurenesspureness of heartpurityrectitude
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reputabilityrespectabilityright conductrightnesssainthoodsaintlikenesssaintlinesssaintshipsanctitudesanctityseemlinessseraphicalnessspiritual-mindednessspiritualitystainlessnesssuitabilityunearthlinessunimpeachabilityunimpeachablenessunspottednessunworldlinessuprightnessupstandingnessvirtuevirtuousnessworthiness
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4 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 23 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δικαιοσύνη noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Bulgarian
2 entries- праведност noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- справедливост noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 公義 /公义 noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Esperanto
1 entries- justeco noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Finnish
4 entries- oikeamielisyys noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- vanhurskas teko noun (righteous act, or righteous quality)
- vanhurskaus noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- vanhurskaus noun (righteous act, or righteous quality)
French
1 entries- justice noun (quality or state of being righteous)
German
3 entries- Gerechtigkeit noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- Rechtschaffenheit noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- Tugendhaftigkeit noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Hebrew
1 entries- צדק noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Hungarian
1 entries- tisztesség noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Irish
4 entries- cirte noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- fíréantacht noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- fíréantacht noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- ionracas noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Italian
1 entries- rettitudine noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Kazakh
2 entries- әділдік noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- әділеттілік noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Mandaic
1 entries- ࡆࡉࡃࡒࡀ noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- uâdilifu noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- rettferdighet noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Polish
4 entries- czystość noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- prawość noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- prawość noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- łaska noun (theology: state of being right with God)
Portuguese
3 entries- moralidade noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- moralidade noun (righteous act, or righteous quality)
- retidão noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Russian
3 entries- доброде́тельность noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- пра́ведность noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- справедли́вость noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- pràvednōst noun (quality or state of being righteous)
- пра̀ведно̄ст noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Spanish
4 entries- beatitud noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- buena obra noun (righteous act, or righteous quality)
- gracia noun (theology: state of being right with God)
- honradez noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Swedish
1 entries- rättfärdighet noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Tocharian B
1 entries- pelaikne noun (quality or state of being righteous)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they will be filled.
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Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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And do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness.
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