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righteous
Part of speech: AdverbRighteously.
Part of speech: AdjectiveLiving according to the law of God; blameless; virtuous; upright; becoming; fitting; as, righteous anger; just; as, a righteous cause.
Usage examples "righteous":- Is he not Righteous, that we should fear to take the lot Forth of his hand that deals it? - "Locrine - A Tragedy", Algernon Charles Swinburne.
- He was willing to die the death, but not to live the life, of the righteous; like many men who would be very glad to 'go to heaven when they die, ' but who will not be Christians while they live. - "Expositions of Holy Scripture Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers", Alexander Maclaren.
- He that doeth righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. - "The Pharisee And The Publican", John Bunyan.