- (n.) The act or conduct of one who is righteous.
- (n.) The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification.
- (n.) A righteous act or righteous quality.
- (n.) The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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