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Righteous meaning

  1. Free from sin or guilt.
  2. Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.
  3. Justified morally.

Synonyms of Righteous

Using Righteous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Free from sin or guilt. | Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony. | Justified morally.
  • Useful related words include: good, just, moral, worthy.
  • In the example corpus, righteous often appears in combinations such as: the righteous, righteous gemstones, of righteous.

Context around Righteous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Righteous

  • In this selection, "righteous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, self, completely, too, self, ruler and subjects stand out and add context to how "righteous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and self righteous attitudes believing and denounced with righteous fervor only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "righteous" sits close to words such as activation, approximate and bashir, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with righteous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

I do not know why the righteous suffer. (8 words)

A glorious display of female rage that neither fetishized nor downplayed her righteous anger. (14 words)

Gandhi’s use of racist words for black Africans has fuelled righteous outrage against him. (15 words)

Although there is still the mention of judgment of false worshippers and idolaters (65 & 66), the book ends with a message of hope of a righteous ruler who extends salvation to his righteous subjects living in the Lord's kingdom on earth. (42 words)

Anyway, we’ll sit around and wait for more people in Bristol to lose their job so McAfee can continue to huff his own farts and then get even more righteous when anyone points out that A. smells and B. is toxic. (42 words)

But he wanted more and, in the end, so did PGA commissioner Jay Monahan, who is rightly being raked over the coals for his hypocrisy, complicit in the same sportswashing grift he denounced with righteous fervor only months earlier. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

So again, what you’re talking about is not the stance of moving through the world being solitary and righteous, self-righteous.

Although there is still the mention of judgment of false worshippers and idolaters (65 & 66), the book ends with a message of hope of a righteous ruler who extends salvation to his righteous subjects living in the Lord's kingdom on earth.

Judaism understands that the vast majority of people, aside from those who are termed Tzadikim and those termed Tzadikim gemurim ( Hebrew : צדיק, "the righteous" and "the completely righteous"), will succumb to sin in their lives.

The in-between (not completely righteous or completely wicked), repent their sins after death and thereafter join the righteous.

A glorious display of female rage that neither fetishized nor downplayed her righteous anger.

Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous” (Luke 14:13-14).

Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

And not just any mugshot — it’s the fiercest portrait of righteous rage in the face of persecution in just about ever.

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Anyway, we’ll sit around and wait for more people in Bristol to lose their job so McAfee can continue to huff his own farts and then get even more righteous when anyone points out that A. smells and B. is toxic.

Aristotle warns aspiring tragedians to not make their flawed heroes too righteous or too depraved, a piece of advice players should take to heart when creating and portraying characters.

Ballard makes a few references to Scripture throughout the story and the cause of ending human trafficking is certainly righteous, but it’s incorrect to call this a Christian movie.

Both missionaries displayed arrogant and self-righteous attitudes, believing they could Christianize the Indigenous people and turn them into farmers.

But he wanted more and, in the end, so did PGA commissioner Jay Monahan, who is rightly being raked over the coals for his hypocrisy, complicit in the same sportswashing grift he denounced with righteous fervor only months earlier.

Coach Kalisto Pasuwa made some changes to the side that eliminated Extreme FC in the FDH Bank Cup, with Clever Mkungula, Lanjesi Nkhoma and, Nickson Nyasulu coming in for Richard Chimbamba, Righteous Banda and Hassan Kajoke.

Gandhi’s use of racist words for black Africans has fuelled righteous outrage against him.

HBO has renewed Danny McBride's original comedy series The Righteous Gemstones for a fourth season.

I arrived at breakfast unslept but righteous, understanding of her no doubt complicated family dynamic and stressful job and vanity about her hair looking the way it did, to find she was not there.

I do not know why the righteous suffer.

If that means they get looked down upon by the self-righteous cliques of Zionist bashers, they see that as a badge of honor.

Inclusion is an important stepping stone toward a more virtuous, just, righteous, anti-racist, anti-sexist etc. world, but it’s not a productive political goal.

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Common combinations with righteous

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "righteous" in a sentence?
An example: "So again, what you’re talking about is not the stance of moving through the world being solitary and righteous, self-righteous." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "righteous" from authentic English texts.
What does "righteous" mean?
Righteous means: Free from sin or guilt.
What are synonyms of "righteous"?
Common synonyms of "righteous" include: good, just, moral, worthy, virtuous, clean-handed, guiltless, innocent. Plus 3 more synonyms.
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