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Definition of Rightens
1. righten [v] - See also: righten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rightens
Literary usage of Rightens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Letters of Paul the Apostle by Lyman Abbott (1898)
"The meaning is not that he might be righteous notwithstanding he rightens, but
that he might be seen to possess a righteousness which ..."
2. Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced by John Bartlett (1906)
"Hope elevates, and joy I'-rightens his crest. Line ess. Left that command Sole
daughter of his voice.1 Line 652. Earth felt the wound ; and Nature from her ..."
3. The Autobiography and Diary of Mr. James Melvill, with a Continuation of the by James Melville (1842)
"... co- mending that wrang to God, the rightens Judge, convenit sa monie as [they]
might in the fields, and conforting them selves ..."
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