righteous

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• /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/
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• obsolete: /ˈɹaɪtjəs/
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• obsolete: /ˈɹaɪti.əs/
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From earlier rightuous, rightwose, rightwos, rightwise, from Middle English rightwise, rightwis, from Old English rihtwīs (“righteous, just”), corresponding to right + -wise (with assimilation of second element to -ous), or to right + wise (“way, manner”). Cognate with Scots richtwis (“righteous”), Old High German rehtwīsic (“righteous, just”), Icelandic réttvíss (“righteous, just”). Compare also thefteous, mighteous.

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: صَالِح (ṣāliḥ) — free from sin or guilt
• Bulgarian: праведен (praveden) — free from sin or guilt
• Czech: nevinný — free from sin or guilt
• Czech: ctnostný — free from sin or guilt
• Dutch: onschuldig — free from sin or guilt
• Dutch: rechtschapen — free from sin or guilt
• Egyptian: U2:mAa-a:t-y:Y1 (mꜣꜥtj) — free from sin or guilt
• Finnish: synnitön — free from sin or guilt
• French: juste — free from sin or guilt
• Ge'ez: ጻድቅ (ṣadḳ) — free from sin or guilt
• German: rechtschaffen — free from sin or guilt
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts) — free from sin or guilt
• Ancient Greek: δίκαιος (díkaios) — free from sin or guilt
• Hebrew: צדיק — free from sin or guilt
• Hebrew: צדיק — free from sin or guilt
• Hebrew: צדיקה — free from sin or guilt
• Hungarian: igaz — free from sin or guilt
• Hungarian: derék — free from sin or guilt
• Hungarian: jóravaló — free from sin or guilt
• Hungarian: becsületes — free from sin or guilt
• Hungarian: tisztességes — free from sin or guilt
• Italian: immacolato — free from sin or guilt
• Northern Kurdish: bêguneh — free from sin or guilt
• Macedonian: пра́веден (práveden) — free from sin or guilt
• Māori: tapatahi — free from sin or guilt
• Persian: درستکار (dorostkâr) — free from sin or guilt
• Middle Persian: ahlaw — free from sin or guilt
• Portuguese: inocente — free from sin or guilt
• Romanian: neprihănit — free from sin or guilt
• Romanian: neprihănită — free from sin or guilt
• Russian: доброде́тельный (dobrodételʹnyj) — free from sin or guilt
• Russian: пра́ведный (právednyj) — free from sin or guilt
• Lower Sorbian: chytšy — free from sin or guilt
• Spanish: inmaculado — free from sin or guilt
• Spanish: inocente — free from sin or guilt
• Swedish: rättskaffens — free from sin or guilt
• Swedish: rättfärdig — free from sin or guilt
• Ukrainian: праведний (pravednyj) — free from sin or guilt
• Ukrainian: доброчесний (dobročesnyj) — free from sin or guilt
• Arabic: صَالِح (ṣāliḥ) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Bulgarian: добродетелен (dobrodetelen) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Czech: počestný — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Dutch: deugdzaam — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Finnish: oikeamielinen — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Finnish: vanhurskas — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• French: moral — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• French: juste — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Galician: recto — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• German: redlich — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• German: rechtschaffen — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• German: tugendsam — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• German: tugendhaft — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Hungarian: erényes — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Hungarian: erkölcsös — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Italian: intemerato — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Italian: virtuoso — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Northern Kurdish: heq — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Macedonian: доброде́телен (dobrodételen) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Māori: tapatahi — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Norwegian Bokmål: rettferdig — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Norwegian Bokmål: rettvis — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Portuguese: digno — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Russian: благочести́вый (blagočestívyj) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Russian: доброде́тельный (dobrodételʹnyj) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Russian: пра́ведный (právednyj) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Spanish: inmaculado — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Spanish: santo — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Spanish: beato — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Spanish: recto — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Spanish: honrado — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Swedish: rättfärdig — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Ukrainian: праведний (pravednyj) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Ukrainian: доброчесний (dobročesnyj) — moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious
• Arabic: صَالِح (ṣāliḥ) — justified morally
• Bulgarian: справедлив (spravedliv) — justified morally
• Czech: spravedlivý — justified morally
• Dutch: rechtvaardig — justified morally
• Finnish: oikeutettu — justified morally
• German: gerecht — justified morally
• German: gerechtfertigt — justified morally
• Hungarian: jogos — justified morally
• Hungarian: érthető — justified morally
• Hungarian: indokolt — justified morally
• Italian: giustificato — justified morally
• Italian: legittimo — justified morally
• Macedonian: спра́ведлив (správedliv) — justified morally
• Norwegian Bokmål: rettferdig — justified morally
• Portuguese: justo — justified morally
• Russian: справедли́вый (spravedlívyj) — justified morally
• Russian: опра́вданный (oprávdannyj) — justified morally
• Spanish: correcto — justified morally
• Spanish: bienhechor — justified morally
• Spanish: justo — justified morally
• Spanish: justificado — justified morally
• Swedish: rättfärdig — justified morally
• Ukrainian: справедливий (spravedlyvyj) — justified morally