unrighteousness

Other forms: unrighteousnesses

Definitions of unrighteousness
  1. noun
    failure to adhere to moral principles
    “forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness”
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    righteousness
    the quality of adhering to moral principles
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    sin, sinfulness, wickedness
    estrangement from god
    impiety, impiousness
    unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
    injustice, unjustness
    the practice of being unjust or unfair
    dishonorableness, dishonourableness
    the quality of not deserving honor or respect
    dishonor, dishonour
    lacking honor or integrity
    dishonesty
    the quality of being dishonest
    mark of Cain
    the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature
    undutifulness
    impiety characterized by lack of devotion to duty
    irreligion, irreligiousness
    the quality of not being devout
    godlessness, ungodliness
    impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
    inequity, unfairness
    injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
    corruption, corruptness
    lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
    wrong, wrongfulness
    that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
    ignobility, ignobleness
    the quality of being ignoble
    unscrupulousness
    the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty
    sleaziness
    morally dishonorable
    disreputability, disreputableness, unrespectability
    dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation
    deceptiveness, obliquity
    the quality of being deceptive
    deceit, fraudulence
    the quality of being fraudulent
    crookedness, deviousness
    the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
    rascality, shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness
    the quality of being a slippery rascal
    larcenous, thievishness
    having a disposition to steal
    untruthfulness
    the quality of being untruthful
    disingenuousness
    the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
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    immorality
    the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct
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