See righteousness on Wiktionary
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"word": "overrighteousness"
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"text": "But in these days of fanaticism, that harsh and violent spirit is abroad, when men clothe their own angry passions in the garb of righteousness, and call persecution vindicating the honour of God.",
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Amos 5:21–24:",
"text": "21 ¶ I hate, I despise your feast dayes, and I will not smell in your solemne assemblies.\n22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings, and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.\n23 Take thou away from mee the noise of thy songs: for I will not heare the melodie of thy violes.\n24 But let iudgement run downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a mightie streame.",
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 44:6:",
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 106:3:",
"text": "Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth rightness at all times.",
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"ref": "1594-7, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, A Discourse, Section 21",
"text": "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."
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"ref": "1646-7, Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q.33",
"text": "Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone."
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
"word": "公義"
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"word": "justeco"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
"word": "oikeamielisyys"
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"word": "justice"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
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"word": "Rechtschaffenheit"
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"word": "Gerechtigkeit"
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
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"word": "צדק"
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
"word": "rettitudine"
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"word": "әділдік"
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"word": "ࡆࡉࡃࡒࡀ"
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"word": "rettferdighet"
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
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"word": "prawość"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
"word": "retidão"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
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"word": "moralidade"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "spravedlívostʹ",
"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
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"word": "справедли́вость"
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"word": "pràvednōst"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "quality or state of being righteous",
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"word": "rectitud"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "moralidad"
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"word": "pelaikne"
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"sense": "righteous act, or righteous quality",
"word": "vanhurskas teko"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "righteous act, or righteous quality",
"word": "vanhurskaus"
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"word": "moralidade"
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"sense": "righteous act, or righteous quality",
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"word": "buena obra"
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "rectitud"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "theology: state of being right with God",
"word": "vanhurskaus"
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"sense": "theology: state of being right with God",
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"word": "fíréantacht"
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"word": "prawość"
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"word": "czystość"
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"word": "świętość"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "theology: state of being right with God",
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"word": "łaska"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "právednostʹ",
"sense": "theology: state of being right with God",
"tags": [
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"word": "пра́ведность"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "dobrodételʹnostʹ",
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"word": "доброде́тельность"
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"sense": "theology: state of being right with God",
"tags": [
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"word": "gracia"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "santidad"
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"word": "beatitud"
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"word": "pureza"
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