righteousness
noun/ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/
/ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/
[uncountable] (formal)- behaviour that is morally right or good, especially according to a religion
- to follow the path of righteousness
- an ideal of justice and righteousness
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- the feeling that what you are doing is morally acceptable or fair
- His sense of his own righteousness left him inflexible.
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