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right⋅eous⋅ness

  [rahy-chuhs-nis]
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–noun
1. the quality or state of being righteous.
2. righteous conduct.
3. the quality or state of being just or rightful: They came to realize the righteousness of her position on the matter.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME rightwisnes(se), OE rihtwīsnes. See righteous, -ness
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Moral Compass
Hesitating to help an injured man. Lack of moral compass or mistake?
www.ResponsibilityProject.com
The righteousness of God
What faith leads us to receive the righteousness of God?
www.bjnewlife.org
right·eous   (rī'chəs)   
adj.  

  1. Morally upright; without guilt or sin: a righteous parishioner.

  2. In accordance with virtue or morality: a righteous judgment.

  3. Morally justifiable: righteous anger. See Synonyms at moral.

n.  Righteous people considered as a group.

[Middle English ryghtuous, alteration of rihtwise, from Old English rihtwīs : riht, right; see right + -wīse, -wise.]
right'eous·ly adv., right'eous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Righteousness

See JUSTIFICATION.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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