How do you use Righteousness in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like morality or unrighteousness, plus the exact meaning.
Righteousness in a sentence
Righteousness meaning
- The quality or state of being righteous.
- Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law.
- A righteous act or quality.
Synonyms of Righteousness
Using Righteousness
- The main meaning on this page is: The quality or state of being righteous. | Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law. | A righteous act or quality.
- Useful related words include: morality, unrighteousness.
- In the example corpus, righteousness often appears in combinations such as: of righteousness, righteousness and, and righteousness.
Context around Righteousness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Righteousness
- In this selection, "righteousness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, victorian, self, disinterested, rune, unless and respect stand out and add context to how "righteousness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include act of righteousness and obedience and almsgiving with righteousness is better. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "righteousness" sits close to words such as allianz, ancillary and bastion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with righteousness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Leaders leading with righteousness. (4 words)
But there were political consequences to such righteousness. (8 words)
Almsgiving with righteousness is better than wealth with wickedness” (Tb 12:8). (12 words)
Such people may do good works, join church groups or help the parish and then expect a kind of “payback,” that is, a sense of righteousness or expectation of a “prize” that elevates them above those who don’t meet the same standards, he said. (45 words)
As every preacher’s kid knows, my father’s job depended not only on his ability to project an aura of righteousness, but also on our family’s ability to project a picture of happiness — the moral outcome of a wholesome religious life. (43 words)
Their antithesis were the wicked, who were selfish and greedy.sfn Satan raises the question of whether there is such a thing as disinterested righteousness: if God rewards righteousness with prosperity, will men not act righteously from selfish motives? (39 words)
Their antithesis were the wicked, who were selfish and greedy.sfn Satan raises the question of whether there is such a thing as disinterested righteousness: if God rewards righteousness with prosperity, will men not act righteously from selfish motives? (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
How To Get Shield of Righteousness Rune: The SoD Shield of Righteousness Rune location is in the Eastern Plaguelands.
Cultivating knowledge and sincerity is also important for one's own sake; the superior person loves learning for the sake of learning and righteousness for the sake of righteousness.
Much more than Victorian righteousness, or even Victorian self-righteousness, that optimism has driven people into pessimism.
Their antithesis were the wicked, who were selfish and greedy.sfn Satan raises the question of whether there is such a thing as disinterested righteousness: if God rewards righteousness with prosperity, will men not act righteously from selfish motives?
Almsgiving with righteousness is better than wealth with wickedness” (Tb 12:8).
Although his time on this side of Heaven is over, his impact and legacy will live on in everyone who longs to see righteousness and justice prevail in our culture.
As every preacher’s kid knows, my father’s job depended not only on his ability to project an aura of righteousness, but also on our family’s ability to project a picture of happiness — the moral outcome of a wholesome religious life.
But men won’t desire goodness or righteousness unless God has changed their hearts.
But there were political consequences to such righteousness.
How we long for the fulfilment of that vision spoken by Isaiah of the Prince of Peace and the establishment of justice and righteousness.
In a few weeks, we shall be inaugurating a new temple at Ayodhya to Lord Ram, a king who, in our collective consciousness, exemplifies the values of good governance — truth, righteousness, respect for people’s voice and collaborative endeavour.
Isaiah 48:1 and 8 says, “Listen, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel … and invoke the God of Israel – but not in truth or righteousness.
Leaders leading with righteousness.
Love is exemplified through selflessness, such as when individuals give of their wealth as an act of righteousness and obedience to God.
MLAs had expressed strong opposition in the House on the Bill’s unconstitutional provisions, but the State Government passed it “on the basis of its stubbornness, righteousness and strength of numbers”, the memorandum states.
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people, says the Good Book.
Such people may do good works, join church groups or help the parish and then expect a kind of “payback,” that is, a sense of righteousness or expectation of a “prize” that elevates them above those who don’t meet the same standards, he said.
The Bishop also urged a continuous quest to reform, rebuild, and embrace righteousness and peace.
Will Walden, who was chief of staff and spokesperson to Boris Johnson as foreign secretary told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "He's convinced by his own truth in his own righteousness.
Adefarasin described Trump's victory as a call for righteousness and a dismantling of darkness among nations.
Common combinations with righteousness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of righteousness 35×
- righteousness and 25×
- and righteousness 15×
- righteousness is 9×
- righteousness of 7×
- righteousness or 5×
- own righteousness 5×
- for righteousness 5×
- moral righteousness 5×
- the righteousness 5×