Vocabulary
Righteousness
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the quality of being morally right or justifiable.
Urdu meaning
تقویٰ، صداقت، نیکی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Both parties have aped the Modi regime`s narrative about Pakistan harbouring `terrorists` and the righteousness of targeting the `infrastructure` (read: civilians) responsible for the Pahalgam attacks of April 22.
- The document says `extremism is broadly identified as having absolute belief in one`s truth with an ingrained sense of self-righteousness.
- The entrenched sense of righteousness enables the holder of belief to grow [a] judgmental attitude towards other people`s beliefs followed [by] intolerance`.
- Yet when a voice from within the Israeli establishment finds the courage to speak the truth, the righteousness of the Palestinian cause and the extent of the Arabs` suffering become self-evident.
- The document says `extremism is broadly identified as having absolute belief in one`s truth with an ingrained sense of self-righteousness.
Synonyms
goodness, virtue, virtuousness, uprightness, decency, integrity, worthiness, rectitude
Antonyms
wickedness, sinfulness
Curator example
“we had little doubt about the righteousness of our cause”
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