Definition for Righteousness:

• The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification.

Synonyms for Righteousness:

• n.

  •
  • uprightness.
  •attribute (noun)
  • righteousness.
  •decency (noun)
  • fittingnesses.
  •devotion to a sinless life (noun)
  • devoutness,
  • worship,
  • religiousness,
  • zeal,
  • godliness,
  • spirituality,
  • piety,
  • religiosity,
  • reverence,
  • devotion.
  •equity (noun)
  • even handednesses,
  • dis-interestednesses,
  • even handedness,
  • dis interestedness,
  • reasonablenesses,
  • dis-interestedness,
  • up-rightnesses,
  • up rightnesses,
  • even-handednesses,
  • square deals,
  • up-rightness,
  • up rightness,
  • dis interestednesses,
  • evenhandednesses,
  • fair plays.
  •ethic (noun)
  • value-system,
  • ethical values,
  • ethical code,
  • moral philosophy,
  • set of values.
  •fair-mindedness (noun)
  • fair-mindedness,
  • unprejudicedness,
  • Unbiasedness.
  •fairness (noun)
  • openmindedness,
  • open mindedness,
  • give takes,
  • give take.
  •good (noun)
  • straights,
  • virtuousness.
  •goodness (noun)
  • obligingness,
  • wholesomeness,
  • humaneness,
  • graciousness.
  •holiness (noun)
  • saintlinesses,
  • venerablenesses,
  • divinenesses,
  • asceticisms.
  •honor (noun)
  • in-corruption,
  • incorruptions,
  • in-corruptnesses,
  • in corruptnesses,
  • in-corruptions,
  • in corruption,
  • in corruptness,
  • trustworthinesses,
  • in-corruptness,
  • incorruptnesses,
  • honestnesses,
  • in corruptions.
  •repute (noun)
  • re-spect,
  • re-spects,
  • re spects,
  • re spect.
  •respectability (noun)
  • respectability,
  • upstandingness,
  • unimpeachability,
  • right-mindedness,
  • nobility,
  • angelicness,
  • Estimableness,
  • creditability,
  • honesty,
  • trueness,
  • blamelessness,
  • irreproachability,
  • law-abidingness,
  • fairness.
  •right (noun)
  • in-dependence,
  • in-dependences,
  • in dependences,
  • in dependence.
  •rightfulness (noun)
  • Natural Laws,
  • imperatives,
  • natural law,
  • Conventionalities,
  • criterias.
  •sanctity (noun)
  • hallowedness,
  • Inviolability.
  •sportsmanship (noun)
  • gamesmanships.
  •straight and narrow (noun)
  • straight and narrow,
  • proper conduct,
  • moral integrity.
  •virtue (noun)
  • ethics,
  • whiteness,
  • merit,
  • faultlessness,
  • guiltlessness,
  • valor,
  • heroism,
  • high-mindedness,
  • pureness,
  • cleanness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ethicalness.
  •
  • ethicality,
  • ethic.
  •
  • propriety.

Paraphrases for Righteousness:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    rectitude, uprightness.

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    right.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    right.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    justness.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    justice-loving, judicial, justice-seeking.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    integrity, correctness, equity.
  • Verb, past participle
    substantiated, warranted, justified, Accounted.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    righteous, upright, fair.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    goodness, righteous, honesty, upright, fair.

Antonyms for Righteousness:

• n.

  • attribute
    unrighteousness.
  • devotion to a sinless life
    indifference, apathy.
  • justice
    impiety, irreverence, dishonor, blasphemy.
  • Other antonyms:
    disgrace, impropriety, indiscretion, underhandedness, corruptibility, disreputableness, unscrupulousness, indecency, wretchedness, looseness, indecorum, roguishness, blameworthiness, venality, shamelessness, rottenness, knavery, lowness, baseness, reprehensibleness, rascality, meanness, evil, disgracefulness.

Righteousness Sentence Examples:

• Would ye then spend your time and thoughts upon other things, if ye knew what need ye have of his righteousness, and how suitable it were to your need?

• He has " opened to me the gates of righteousness."

Hypernym for Righteousness:

• n.

  • attribute
    honesty, rectitude, Impeccability, justice, honor, honourableness, piety, justness, piousness, honestness, uprightness, honorableness, honour.

Hyponym for Righteousness:

• n.

  • attribute
    morality.