Thesaurus: rectitude

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1. n. Straightness.
2. n. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
3. n. Right judgment.
4. n. righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
5. 1. Straightness. [R.] Johnson. 2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice. 3. Right judgment. [R.] Sir G. C. Lewis. Syn. -- See Justice.
6. n:100 n righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest