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    [Adjective]  | "righ*teous" | \ ˈrī-chəs \


    1: acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin

    2: morally right or justifiable

    3: arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Alteration of earlier rightuous, alteration of Middle English rightwise, rightwos, from Old English rihtwīs, from riht, noun, right + wīs wise;

    [Adjective]  | "self-righ*teous" | \ ˌself-ˈrī-chəs \


    1: convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic


    Origin: circa 1680 ;

    [Noun]  | "righteousness" 


    1: conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong;


      * e.g., " ... the laws do not always dictate righteousness, for what is legal is not always moral "





    2: faithfulness to high moral standards;


      * e.g., " ... a life lived with righteousness guarantees that you will always respect yourself "





    [Adjective]  | "righteous" 


    1: conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue;


      * e.g., " ... a righteous man can be trusted to act honorably regardless of the circumstances "





    2: following the accepted rules of moral conduct;


      * e.g., " ... righteous behavior is its own reward "





    3: of the very best kind;


      * e.g., " ... a nightspot that's a dependable venue for righteous jazz "





    [Adjective]  | "self-righteous" 


    1: having or showing a strong belief that your own actions, opinions, etc., are right and other people's are wrong;


      * e.g., " ... a self-righteous tone "





     [ "Righteousness" ]

    1: Being in right relationship with God.

      * e.g.,  ... I am declared righteous by God in the presence of God because I have accepted the finished work of Jesus Christ.  

     [ "righteouse" ]

    1: Something too awsome for words

      * e.g.,  ... Dude this band is totally righteouse 

     [ "Righteousness" ]

    1: a happy job + millions of dollars for each of us

      * e.g.,  ... A lot of this perception is out of our control; thus we need to have this consistent set of 

     [ "Righteousize" ]

    1: To make something justifiable or right. Making something seem okay or alright to do or say when it is not.

      * e.g.,  ... You were acting like an idiot when you were wasted last night. Don't try to righteousize it. You can't righteousize the fact that you drank all of my beer and didn't even leave me one. 

     [ "Hand of righteousness" ]

    1: The hand of justice or being morally right or Getting the shit slapped out of ya

      * e.g.,  ... Tr3c If you don’t shut the hell up your going to catch the Hand of righteousness 

     [ "Riders of Righteousness" ]

    1: The three heroes who saved Thailand from the monstrous SSOTA (Satanic Spider of the Apocalypse) and fought off the Sombrero Slags at nearly certain death. They answer Ireland's call and stand together tall for some crazy reason.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey Chaz, Bad Boy Brewster, it's T-Bagg. Ireland needs saving. Riders of Righteousness assemble" 

     [ "self-righteousness" ]

    1: Self-righteousness is a display or state of moral arrogance; the quality of someone who believes himself or herself to be morally (and, oftentimes, intellectually) superior to either a single individual or a group of individuals. Those who are self-righteous often act in invidious, contemptuous, and unapologetic ways towards their targets.

      * e.g.,  ... *Self-righteous person would say: "You are responsible for your actions and failures. Not your parents, not other people, not your boss, not the bank, not politicians. Just you! The reason you are so miserable along with the reason why you are still a virgin at 19 and no girl wants you is because you are too lazy, too incompetent, and too scared of the world to get off your ass and get a job and you are too ugly for any attractive girl to give a damn whether you live or die! All you do is whine and complain." *Target would say: "Go fuck yourself! You don't know me, so I suggest you show me and yourself some respect and keep your opinions to yourself. You are right about one thing, I am scared of the world. It's not fair that attractive girls don't like unattractive guys. Its not fair that my boss is a greedy dick who screws me over every week. Its not fair that I was born into a conservative working-class family in rural South Carolina with an authoritarian mom and a deadbeat dad. Its not fair that politicians only care about lining their pockets and pursuing their own partisan agendas instead of making this world a better place. I don't have the time nor the will to listen to your self-righteousness." *Self-righteous person would respond: "You're right, the world isn't fair. Get over it. And as far as you not wanting to listen to my "self-righteousness"? Well, I wouldn't want to hear it either. Truth hurts." 

     [ "pure righteousness" ]

    1: An event, action or thing that totally and utterly the shit. A person's life will remain incomplete untill they have experienced said righteousness. Once you have done said event, action or thing, all the world seems pure and right.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh man, I sex for the first time last night and it was pure righteousness! 

     [ "righteousness orgasm" ]

    1: This is that warm and cosy feeling of self-congratulatory feeling of righteousness that accompanies ostantateous posturing for a socially approved cause or possessing conventional virtue.

      * e.g.,  ... Megan did not feel chilly, like an idiot, or like a slut despite wearing a homemade lettuce-leaf bikini in Raliegh; instead, she sustained several righteousness orgasms in feeling so superior to others less committed to her cause. 

     [ "blade of righteousness" ]

    1: When some people think that their beliefs are the best for everyone, when they’re really hypocrites.

      * e.g.,  ... Televangelist like to swing their blade of righteousness around, while at the same time asking for a donation and making promises they know are a lie. 

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