Righteousness
Righteousness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Usage example: the laws do not always dictate righteousness, for what is legal is not always moral
Sin is an antonym for righteousness.
Nearby Word: righteous
Sin
Sin noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: a child old enough to know that lying is a sin
Righteousness is an antonym for sin.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The Lancea Sanctum from Vampire: The Requiem believes that vampires are damned by God for a reason — to scare mortals from the path of sin and harrow them back to righteousness.
Source: Mission from God - Older Than Feudalism: The Bible in general describes the path of righteousness as a narrow and perilous road, compared to the wide and easy path of sin.
Source: Being Good Sucks
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