uprightness, rectitude
(noun) righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rectitude (countable and uncountable, plural rectitudes)
Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.]
(now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]
Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. [from 16th c.]
• (rightness of principle): honesty, integrity, morality
• certitude
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"ti*tude (rk"t*td), n. Etym: [L. rectitudo, fr. rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See Right.]
1. Straightness. [R.] Johnson.
2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
3. Right judgment. [R.] Sir G. C. Lewis.
Syn.
– See Justice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
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