rectitude
rectitude is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 25 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.Right judgment. [R.] Sir G. C. Lewis.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see justice
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- behavior
- cardinal
- credit
- desert
- discharge
- duty
- ethics
- excellence
- fulfillment
- good
- innocence
- integrity
- life
- merit
- moral
- morality
- nobleness
- performance
- probity
- resolution
- self-control
- self-denial
- temperance
- virtue
- worth
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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