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un·right·eous
(ŭn-rī′chəs)adj.
1. Not righteous; wicked.
2. Not right or fair; unjust.
un·right′eous·ly adv.
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unrighteous
(ʌnˈraɪtʃəs)adj
1. (Theology)
a. sinful; wicked
b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the unrighteous.
2. not fair or right; unjust
unˈrighteously adv
unˈrighteousness n
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un•right•eous
(ʌnˈraɪ tʃəs)adj.
1. not righteous; sinful; evil.
2. unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law.
[before 900]
un•right′eous•ly, adv.
un•right′eous•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" unjust - violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation" immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong wicked - morally bad in principle or practice unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness" righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16 |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unrighteous
n the unrighteous pl → die Sünder pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"