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rectitude
[ rek-ti-tood, -tyood ]
/ ËrÉk tɪËtud, -Ëtyud /
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Definition of rectitude
noun
rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.
correctness: rectitude of judgment.
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Words nearby rectitude
rectifier, rectify, rectilinear, rectirostral, rectitis, rectitude, rectitudinous, recto, rectocele, rectococcygeal muscle, rectococcypexy
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British Dictionary definitions for rectitude
rectitude
/ (ËrÉktɪËtjuËd) /
noun
moral or religious correctness
correctness of judgment
Word Origin for rectitude
C15: from Late Latin rectitÅ«dÅ, from Latin rectus right, straight, from regere to rule
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