RIGHTEOUS

adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier rightuous, alteration of Middle English rightwise, rightwos, from Old English rihtwīs, from riht, noun, right + wīs wise Date: 1530 acting in accord with divine or moral law ; free from guilt or sin, 2. morally right or justifiable , arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality , genuine , excellent , see: moral ~ly adverb ~ness noun