Noun
The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude.
A righteous act, or righteous quality.
The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification.
Source: Webster's dictionaryReverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness. Aeschylus
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Paul
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead. Paul
Many people preach righteousness and perform sins. German Proverb
If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in character. Latin Proverb
Righteousness is half of religion. Arabic Proverb