rectitude

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rectitude
    n 1: righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and
         honest [syn: {uprightness}, {rectitude}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rectitude \Rec"ti*tude\ (r?k"t?*t?d), n. [L. rectitudo, fr.
   rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See {Right}.]
   1. Straightness. [R.] --Johnson.
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   2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to
      truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct,
      either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind;
      uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
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   3. Right judgment. [R.] --Sir G. C. Lewis.
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   Syn: See {Justice}.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 Moby Thesaurus words for "rectitude":
      angelicalness, assured probity, blamelessness, character,
      cleanness, conscientiousness, correctness, decency, erectness,
      estimableness, fairness, godliness, good character, goodness,
      high ideals, high principles, high-mindedness, honesty, honor,
      honorableness, immaculacy, incorruptibility, integrity,
      irreproachability, irreproachableness, justice, justness,
      moral excellence, moral rectitude, moral strength, morale,
      morality, nobility, principle, principles, probity, propriety,
      pureness, purity, reputability, respectability, right conduct,
      righteousness, rightness, saintlikeness, saintliness,
      scrupulousness, stainlessness, unimpeachability, unimpeachableness,
      unspottedness, uprightness, upstandingness, virtue, virtuousness,
      worthiness