RECTITUDE

uprightness, rectitude

(noun) righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.]

Synonyms

• (rightness of principle): honesty, integrity, morality

Anagrams

• certitude

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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