righteousness

B2 大学 FREQ #14904

n. 正义, 公正, 正直

发音

US /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/

词形变化

righteousnesses 复数 righteousnesses

别名

righteousnesse

教材释义与例句

名词

正义；正直；公正；正当

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The quality or state of being righteous.

    公义

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law.

    不可数 宗教 可数
  3. 3.

    A righteous act or quality.

    古体 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    The behaviour of someone who is righteous.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

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

    可数 不可数 宗教

    There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues.

    Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

unrighteousness

上位词 1

morality

下位词 10

honor justice honour honesty piety honestness honorableness honourableness impeccability justness

相关短语

original righteousness works righteousness

词源

From earlier rightwiseness, from Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtwīsnes (“justice”), equivalent to righteous + -ness.

来源：wiktionary