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Rectitude
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Straightness. [R.] Johnson.
2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
3. Right judgment. [R.] Sir G. C. Lewis.
Synonyms: See Justice.