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Definition of Rectitude
1. Noun. Righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest.
Definition of Rectitude
1. n. Straightness.
Definition of Rectitude
1. Noun. Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
2. Noun. (rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
3. Noun. Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rectitude
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rectitude
Literary usage of Rectitude
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bushido, the Soul of Japan: An Exposition of Japanese Thought by Inazō Nitobe (1905)
"The conception of rectitude may be erroneous—it may be narrow. A well- known
bushi defines it as a power of resolution;—"rectitude is the power of deciding ..."
2. Bushido, the Soul of Japan: An Exposition of Japanese Thought by Inazō Nitobe (1905)
"The conception of rectitude may be erroneous—it may be narrow. A well- known
bushi defines it as a power of resolution;—"rectitude is the power of deciding ..."
3. Bushido, the Soul of Japan: An Exposition of Japanese Thought by Inazō Nitobe (1905)
"The conception of rectitude may be erroneous—it may be narrow. A well- known
bushi defines it as a power of resolution;—"rectitude is the power of deciding ..."
4. The Works of Nathanael Emmons ...: With a Memoir of His Life by Nathanael Emmons (1842)
"And the only plea he urged before the supreme Disposer of all events was the
rectitude of his own character. " And Abraham drew near and said, ..."
5. The Light of Nature Pursued by Abraham Tucker, Henry Paulet St. John Mildmay (1831)
"rectitude. happiness into himself and others as deeply as possible. ... rectitude.
WE hear much of an essential rectitude in certain tilings, but before we ..."
6. Ethics: Or, Moral Philosophy by Walter Henry Hill (1884)
"CAN PERFECT rectitude, AND ERROR, CO-EXIST IN THAT PRACTICAL JUDGMENT WHICH IS
... There is perfect rectitude of conscience whenever it is a practical ..."
7. The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best by Lindley Murray (1816)
"What then remains but the cause internal ; the very cause which we have supposed,
when we place the sovereign good in mind,—in rectitude of conduct. HARRIS. ..."
8. The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse from the Best Writers by Lindley Murray (1852)
"SECTION I. Happiness is founded in rectitude of Conduct. ALL men pursue good,
and would be happy, if they knew how : not happy for minutes, and miserable ..."
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