Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
failure to adhere to moral principles;
- Example: "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unrighteous \Un*right"eous\, a. [OE. unrightwise, AS.
unrihtw[imac]s. See Un- not, and Righteous.]
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1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous
man.
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2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous
decree or sentence.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*right"eous*ly, adv. --
Un*right"eous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unrighteousness
n 1: failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins
and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" [ant:
righteousness]