Rightness

Rightness
Rightness Right"ness, n. [AS. rihtnes.] Straightness; as, the rightness of a line. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. The quality or state of being right; right relation. [1913 Webster]

The craving for rightness with God. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]


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