Definition of Righteousness

Right´eous`ness
n.1.The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude.
2.A righteous act, or righteous quality.
All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.
- Isa. lxiv. 6.
3.The act or conduct of one who is righteous.
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
- Ps. cvi. 3.
4.(Theol.) The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification.
There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues.
- Hooker.
Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.
- Westminster Catechism.


Related Words

Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, angelicalness, appropriateness, assured probity, beauty of holiness, blamelessness, character, cleanness, correctitude, correctness, decencies, decency, decorousness, decorum, erectness, estimableness, fairness, fear of God, fitness, fittingness, godlikeness, godliness, godly-mindedness, good character, goodness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, high ideals, high principles, high-mindedness, holiness, holy-mindedness, honesty, honor, honorableness, immaculacy, integrity, irreproachability, irreproachableness, justice, justness, moral excellence, moral rectitude, moral strength, morale, morality, niceness, nobility, normality, normativeness, odor of sanctity, otherworldliness, principles, probity, properness, proprieties, propriety, pureness, pureness of heart, purity, rectitude, reputability, respectability, right conduct, rightness, sainthood, saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude, sanctity, seemliness, seraphicalness, spiritual-mindedness, spirituality, stainlessness, suitability, unearthliness, unimpeachability, unimpeachableness, unspottedness, unworldliness, uprightness, upstandingness, virtue, virtuousness, worthiness

Search

Word:

Browse

Right pyramid
Right sailing
Right shoulder arms
Right sphere
Right whale
Right-about
Right-angled
Right-hand
Right-hand rope
Right-handed
Right-handed screw
Right-handedness
Right-hearted
Right-lined
Right-minded
Right-running
Righten
Righteous
Righteoused
Righteously
Righter
Rightful
Rightfully
Rightfulness
Rightless
Rightly
Rightness
Rightward
Rightwise
Rightwisely
Rightwiseness
Rigid
Rigidity
Rigidly
Rigidness
Rigidulous
Riglet
Rigmarole
Rigol
Rigolette
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
© 2008 Interapple, Inc.Cover