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1 —1 use as in:
a righteous cause
Definition
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-")
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-")
- He felt that he must have progressed far upon the path of righteousness if he had been able to teach a point of virtue to his teacher.2.10 — Part 2 Chapter 10 (73% in)
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- It was a sensational scandal, and there was the usual noise and the usual lust of righteous anger, such as is proper to all lynchings.4.13 — Part 4 Chapter 13 (35% in)
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