'Rectitude' definitions:
Definition of 'rectitude'
(from WordNet)
noun
Righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest [syn: uprightness, rectitude]
Definition of 'Rectitude'
From: GCIDE
- Rectitude \Rec"ti*tude\ (r?k"t?*t?d), n. [L. rectitudo, fr. rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See Right.]
- 1. Straightness. [R.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Right judgment. [R.] --Sir G. C. Lewis. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: See Justice. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rectitude'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angelicalness,
- assured probity,
- blamelessness,
- character,
- cleanness,
- conscientiousness,
- correctness,
- decency,
- erectness,
- estimableness,
- fairness,
- godliness,
- good character,
- goodness,
- high ideals,
- high principles,
- high-mindedness,
- honesty,
- honor,
- honorableness,
- immaculacy,
- incorruptibility,
- integrity,
- irreproachability,
- irreproachableness,
- justice,
- justness,
- moral excellence,
- moral rectitude,
- moral strength,
- morale,
- morality,
- nobility,
- principle,
- principles,
- probity,
- propriety,
- pureness,
- purity,
- reputability,
- respectability,
- right conduct,
- righteousness,
- rightness,
- saintlikeness,
- saintliness,
- scrupulousness,
- stainlessness,
- unimpeachability,
- unimpeachableness,
- unspottedness,
- uprightness,
- upstandingness,
- virtue,
- virtuousness,
- worthiness