righteous

Meanings

Adjective

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; - James 5:16
- "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"

Adjective Satellite

morally justified
- "righteous indignation"

Adj

Free from sin or guilt.
Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.
Justified morally.
Awesome; great.
Major; large; significant.

Verb

To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Antonyms

unrighteous

Scrabble Score: 13

righteous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
righteous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
righteous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

righteous is a valid Words With Friends word