# righteousness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/ · frequency rank #15,493

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being righteous.
2. Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law.
3. A righteous act or quality.
4. The behaviour of someone who is righteous.
5. The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification.

## Etymology
From earlier rightwiseness, from Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtwīsnes (“justice”), equivalent to righteous + -ness.

## Common misspellings (18)
`irghteousness`, `rgihteousness`, `rigghteousness`, `righetousness`, `righhteousness`, `righteosuness`, `righteounsess`, `righteousenss`, `righteousnes`, `righteousnness`, `righteousnses`, `righteoussness`, `righteuosness`, `rightoeusness`, `rightteousness`, `rigtheousness`, `rihgteousness`, `rrighteousness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/righteousness