Both Uses of
rectitude
in
Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
- Young as he is, that lad's notions of moral rectitude I defy you ever to eradicate.†
Book 4
- As to other occasions, he used to apply the philosophy of Square, which taught, that the end was immaterial, so that the means were fair and consistent with moral rectitude.†
Book 7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(rectitude) moral integrity
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, rectitude can reference correctness of judgment. or procedure.