1 people who behave in a way that is morally correct --
2 behaving in a morally correct way, or considered morally correct: --
a righteous man
I do not think we ought to be too self-righteous over that.
I hope and believe that this will be a great thing for the righteous and legitimate propaganda which we may be issuing to other nations.
Without appreciation of that sincerity, we apply a self-righteous and superficial judgment.
What is the point of this resolution's self-righteous railing against a practice that is at the heart of a project it supports?
Would he have regard to that, as it may well be the cause of the farmers' quite righteous annoyance?
Righteous works and religious rituals are useless.
Even at its most cautious, however, the magazine insisted that religion and politics could not be dissevered and demanded therefore that righteous women cultivate a detailed understanding of parliamentary politics.
Moreover, if the feeling of shame results in the formation of the belief that the other did not deserve his good fortune, the envy might transmute into genuine righteous anger.
