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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-")
- I laid a pallet for Mr. Taylor in Uncle Willie's room and crawled under Momma, who I knew for the first time was so good and righteous she could command the fretful spirits, as Jesus had commanded the sea.p. 168.9
righteous = virtuous
- They basked in the righteousness of the poor and the exclusiveness of the downtrodden.p. 131.5
- He didn't suffer, as many "honest men" do, from the detestable righteousness that diminishes their virtue.p. 220.4
righteousness = virtue
righteousness = feeling of moral superiority
There are no more uses of "righteous" in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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