Both Uses of
righteous
in
The Da Vinci Code
- In France and Italy, the words for "left"—gauche and sinistra—came to have deeply negative overtones, while their right-hand counterparts rang of righteousness, dexterity, and correctness.
Chpt 27-28 *righteousness = virtue
- The brotherhood stopped at nothing to mock the righteous!
Chpt 29-30righteous = virtuous
Definition:
-
(righteous as in: a righteous cause) morally correct; or morally justified
or:
acting or feeling morally superior -- especially when it isn't true (this meaning is more typically seen as a compound word beginning with "self-")