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Synonyms for rectitude
ˈrɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyudrec·ti·tude
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, virtueAntonyms:
dishonesty, favoritism, inequity, injustice, partiality, unfairness, unlawfulness, unreasonableness, untruth, wrongPreposition:
The justice of the king; to or for the oppressed.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
rectitude
Synonyms:
straightforwardness, uprightness, conscientiousness, integrity, right, uprightness, incorruptnessAntonyms:
obliquity, perverseness, crookedness, tortuousness, wrong, underhandedness, iniquity, immorality, impropriety, depravity, corruption
Princeton's WordNet
uprightness, rectitudenoun
righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
Synonyms:
uprightness, verticalness, erectness, verticality
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
rectitudenoun
Synonyms:
uprightness, integrity, probity, honesty, justice, equity, virtue, goodness, righteousness, principle
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
rectitudenoun
Synonyms:
probity, integrity, uprightness, honesty, virtue
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List of paraphrases for "rectitude":
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#234 | right | |
#332 | law | |
#1818 | justice | |
#2276 | truth | |
#2555 | equity | |
#4193 | honor | |
#5004 | integrity | |
#9875 | virtue | |
#12948 | morality | |
#13198 | fairness | |
#13655 | honesty | |
#17802 | righteousness | |
#17844 | correctness | |
#24979 | legality | |
#39237 | faithfulness | |
#41680 | impartiality | |
#89830 | lawfulness | |
#110682 | rectitude | |
#137878 | conscientiousness | |
#138911 | uprightness | |
#201645 | verticality | |
#207991 | justness | |
#237223 | straightforwardness |
How to use rectitude in a sentence?
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him.
A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.
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 ?
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.
As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues.
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- الاستقامةArabic
- retfærdighedDanish
- RechtschaffenheitGerman
- εντιμότηταGreek
- ĝustecoEsperanto
- derechura, rectitudSpanish
- درستیPersian
- vilpittömyys, rehtiys, suoruusFinnish
- rectitude, rigueur, droitureFrench
- इंसाफHindi
- ուղղամտությու� Armenian
- rettitudineItalian
- יוֹשׁ� רHebrew
- ನೇರತೆKannada
- 곧음Korean
- rectitūdōLatin
- rechtschapenheidDutch
- rettferdighetNorwegian
- prawośćPolish
- retidãoPortuguese
- rigoare, echitate, rectitudineRomanian
- прямота, правильность, правотаRussian
- rättskaffenhetSwedish
- రెక్టిట్యూడ్Telugu
- dürüstlükTurkish
- نیکی, درستی, پاکبازیUrdu
- ריכטיגקייטYiddish
- 正直Chinese
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