Synonyms for rectitude
ˈrɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud

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1. uprightness, rectitude(noun)

   righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

   Synonyms:
   uprightness, verticalness, erectness, verticality

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1. rectitude(noun)

   Synonyms:
   honesty, morality, integrity

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1. rectitude

   In its governmental relations, human or divine, justice is the giving to every person exactly what he deserves, not necessarily involving any consideration of what any other may deserve; equity (the quality of being equal) is giving every one as much advantage, privilege, or consideration as is given to any other; it is that which is equally right or just to all concerned; equity is equal justice and is thus a close synonym for fairness and impartiality, but it has a philosophical and legal precision that those words have not. In legal proceedings cases arise for which the law has not adequately provided, or in which general provisions, just in the main, would work individual hardship. The system of equity, devised to supply the insufficiencies of law, deals with cases "to which the law by reason of its universality can not apply." "Equity, then, ... is the soul and spirit of all law; positive law is construed and rational law is made by it." Blackstone bk. iii, ch. 27, p. 429. In personal and social relations justice is the rendering to every one what is due or merited, whether in act, word, or thought; in matters of reasoning, or literary work of any kind, justice is close, faithful, unprejudiced, and unbiased adherence to essential truth or fact; we speak of the justice of a statement, or of doing justice to a subject. Integrity, rectitude, right, righteousness and virtue denote conformity of personal conduct to the moral law, and thus necessarily include justice, which is giving others that which is their due. Lawfulness is an ambiguous word, meaning in its narrower sense mere legality, which may be very far from justice, but in its higher sense signifying accordance with the supreme law of right, and thus including perfect justice. Justness refers rather to logical relations than to practical matters; as, we speak of the justness of a statement or of a criticism. See JUDGE, n.

   Synonyms:
   equity, fair play, fairness, faithfulness, honor, impartiality, integrity, justice, justness, law, lawfulness, legality, right, righteousness, rightfulness, truth, uprightness, virtue

   Antonyms:
   dishonesty, favoritism, inequity, injustice, partiality, unfairness, unlawfulness, unreasonableness, untruth, wrong

   Preposition:
   The justice of the king; to or for the oppressed.

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1. rectitude

   Synonyms:
   straightforwardness, uprightness, conscientiousness, integrity, right, uprightness, incorruptness

   Antonyms:
   obliquity, perverseness, crookedness, tortuousness, wrong, underhandedness, iniquity, immorality, impropriety, depravity, corruption

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1. rectitude(n.)

   Synonyms:
   uprightness, integrity, probity, honesty, justice, equity, virtue, goodness, righteousness, principle

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1. rectitude(n)

   Synonyms:
   probity, integrity, uprightness, honesty, virtue

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1. List of paraphrases for "rectitude":

   righteousness, correctness

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1. Pete Buttigieg:

   His interpretation of Scripture is pretty different from mine, his has a lot more to do with sexuality and, I don't know, a certain view of rectitude. Even if you buy into that, how could he allow himself to become the cheerleader of the porn star presidency ?

2. Henry Ward Beecher:

   A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.

3. Pete Buttigieg:

   My understanding of scripture is that its about protecting the stranger and the prisoner and the poor person and that idea, thats what I get in the gospel when Im at church and his has a lot more to do with sexuality ... and a certain view of rectitude.

4. Vikrant Parsai:

   Your attitude is a multitude of aptitude and rectitude which decides your altitude in plenitude.

5. Saint Thomas Aquinas:

   Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him.

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