Righteousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From earlier rightuous, rightwose, rightwos, rightwise, from 中期英語 rightwise, rightwis, from 古期英語 rihtwīs (“righteous, just”), corresponding to right +‎ -wise (with assimilation of second element to -ous), or to right +‎ wise (“way, manner”). Cognate with Scots richtwis (“righteous”), Old High German rehtwīsic (“righteous, just”), Icelandic réttvíss (“righteous, just”). Compare also thefteous, mighteous.

発音

• IPA: /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/
• (obsolete) IPA: /ˈɹaɪtjəs/, /ˈɹaɪti.əs/
• 韻: -aɪtʃəs

形容詞

righteous (comparative more righteous, superlative most righteous)

1. Free from sin or guilt.

   Synonyms: guiltless, sinless; see also Thesaurus:innocent

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 28:1:

     The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.

2. Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.

   Synonyms: decorous; see also Thesaurus:virtuous

   Human beings should take a righteous path, and so should art. We should promote kindness and beauty through art.

3. Justified morally.

   righteous indignation

4. (slang, US) Awesome; great.

   Synonyms: dope, lit, wicked; see also Thesaurus:awesome

   • 1986, John Hughes, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Motion Picture), spoken by Grace Wheelberg (Edie McClurg):

     The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.

   • 1995, Norman L. Russell, Doug Grad, Suicide Charlie: A Vietnam War Story, page 191:

     He sold me a bulging paper sack full of Cambodian Red for two dolla' MPC. A strange experience, copping from a kid, but it was righteous weed.

   • 2008, Stephen King, Graduation Afternoon:

     Tonight the kids will go out and party down in a more righteous mode. Alcohol and not a few tabs of X will be ingested. Club music will throb through big speakers.

5. (slang, US) Major; large; significant.

   Synonym: considerable

   • 2021, G. S. Jennsen, Amaranthe V: Riven:

     He found Richard in one piece near a large circular container, thankfully, staring at a righteous mess of blood and gore.

派生語

関連する語

• lefteous

動詞

righteous (third-person singular simple present righteouses, present participle righteousing, simple past and past participle righteoused)

1. To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 101:

     Thus for the purposes of being ‘righteoused’, the Law was irrelevant; yet Paul could not bear to see all the Law disappear.

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