righteous
English
/ˈɹaɪtʃəs/
adj
Definitions
- Free from sin or guilt.
- Moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious.
- Justified morally.
- (slang) Awesome; great.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rightwise inherited from Old English rihtwīs (just, justifiable, righteous, right) suffix from English right (east), right (east) + English wise (way, manner, knowledgeable).
Origin
English
wise
Gloss
way, manner, knowledgeable
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rightpondia English
- afterwise English
- airwise English
- alright English
- aright English
- birthright English
- bookright English
- centre-right English
- centreright English
- cop-wise English
- copwise English
- copyright English
- downright English
- e-right English
- firewise English
- folkright English
- foreright English
- headright English
- nonright English
- nowise English
- outright English
- overrighteous English
- overwise English
- penny-wise English
- pennywise English
- playright English
- queenright English
- rent-seeking English
- right English
- right stochastic matrix English
- right-hand English
- right-handed English
- right-hearted English
- rightable English
- rightard English
- rightdoer English
- rightdoing English
- righten English
- righteously English
- righter English
- rightern English
- rightest English
- righteth English
- rightful English
- rightholder English
- righthood English
- rightie English
- rightify English
- rightish English
- rightism English
- rightist English
- rightless English
- rightly English
- rightmost English
- rightness English
- righto English
- rightsize English
- rightsome English
- rightward English
- rightwards English
- rightways English
- rightwise English
- righty English
- self-righteous English
- self-righteously English
- self-righteousness English
- ultraright English
- unright English
- unrighteous English
- unrighteously English
- unrighteousness English
- unwise English
- upright English
- way-wise English
- wisdom English
- wise English
- wise-hearted English
- wiseass English
- wisecrack English
- wisehead English
- wisehood English
- wiselike English
- wiseling English
- wisely English
- wisen English
- wiseness English
- wizard English
- workwise English
- worldlywise English
- worldwise English
- ライト Japanese
- rihtwisnes Old English
- rihtwīs Old English
- unrihtwis Old English
- unrihtwisnes Old English
- right Middle English
- rightwise Middle English
- wis Middle English
- rajto Esperanto
- reit Welsh
- rait Chuukese
- wise
- right
- wisen
- righto
- wisely
- nowise
- wizard
- wisdom
- aright
- righty
- unwise
- rightie
- upright
- copwise
- airwise
- wiseass
- unright
- rightly
- alright
- righten
- e-right
- righter
- cop-wise
- rightish
- outright
- rightist
- righteth
- rightard
- rightest
- wisehead
- firewise
- nonright
- way-wise
- wisehood
- wiseling
- workwise
- rightify
- rightful
- overwise
- rightern
- wiseness
- rightism
- wiselike
- worldwise
- pennywise
- rightsize
- righthood
- rightways
- bookright
- copyright
- afterwise
- playright
- rightsome
- wisecrack
- foreright
- rightable
- rightless
- folkright
- downright
- rightwise
- headright
- rightdoer
- rightward
- rightness
- rightmost
- right-hand
- queenright
- ultraright
- birthright
- rightdoing
- penny-wise
- rightwards
- rightholder
- worldlywise
- unrighteous
- centreright
- Rightpondia
- righteously
- wise-hearted
- centre-right
- rent-seeking
- right-handed
- unrighteously
- right-hearted
- overrighteous
- self-righteous
- unrighteousness
- self-righteously
- self-righteousness
- right stochastic matrix