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righteous

/ˈraɪtʃəs/adjective

उच्चारण राइचस

धर्मनिष्ठ, सदाचारी, न्यायपरायण; (क्रोध) उचित

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    formal

    morally right and good; (of anger) justified

    धर्मनिष्ठ, सदाचारी, न्यायपरायण; (क्रोध) उचित

    • Rama is held up as the ideal of a righteous king.
    • The crowd's righteous anger at the injustice was easy to understand.
    • The villagers respected him as a righteous and honest judge.
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    • She felt righteous anger when she saw the stray dog being beaten.
    • Righteous people stand up for what is fair, even when it is difficult.

    Synonyms virtuous upright moral just honourable

    Opposite wicked unrighteous sinful immoral

◇Word family
righteousness nounrighteously adv.self-righteous adj.
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righ·teous

With -ght- and -eous (not 'rightious' or 'righteos'); pronounced /ˈraɪtʃəs/, with -teous sounding like 'chus'.

-ght- और अंत में -eous ('rightious' या 'righteos' गलत है); pronunciation /ˈraɪtʃəs/, -teous 'चस' जैसा।

?Which word?

righteous or self-righteous?

Righteous is praise: morally good. Self-righteous is criticism: convinced of your own goodness and looking down on others: 'a self-righteous lecture about punctuality'. The noun righteousness is the usual translation of dharma in English.

Righteous प्रशंसा है: नैतिक रूप से अच्छा। Self-righteous आलोचना है: अपनी अच्छाई का घमंड और दूसरों को नीचा देखना: 'a self-righteous lecture about punctuality'। Noun righteousness, अंग्रेज़ी में dharma का सामान्य अनुवाद है।

The righteous/self-righteous pair is a usage item.

Righteous और self-righteous की जोड़ी usage में आती है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Righteous anger, righteous indignation, the righteous (good people).

Collocations: righteous anger, righteous indignation, the righteous (अच्छे लोग)।