morally+right

  • 1right — ► ADJECTIVE 1) on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing which is to the east when the person or thing is facing north. 2) morally good, justified, or acceptable. 3) factually correct. 4) most appropriate: the right man… …

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  • 2right´eous|ly — right|eous «RY chuhs», adjective. 1. doing right; virtuous; behaving justly: »a righteous man. SYNONYM(S): upright, just. 2. proper, just, or right, especially morally right or justifiable: »righteous anger, a righteous cause. He was stirred by… …

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  • 3right|eous — «RY chuhs», adjective. 1. doing right; virtuous; behaving justly: »a righteous man. SYNONYM(S): upright, just. 2. proper, just, or right, especially morally right or justifiable: »righteous anger, a righteous cause. He was stirred by righteous… …

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  • 4right — right1 [ raıt ] adverb *** ▸ 1 exactly ▸ 2 immediately ▸ 3 correctly/accurately ▸ 4 toward the right ▸ 5 all the way ▸ 6 completely ▸ 7 as would be normal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) exactly: Their office is right in the middle of town. The keys were right… …

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  • 5right — I UK [raɪt] / US adverb *** 1) exactly Their office is right in the middle of town. The keys were right here a minute ago. Am I late? No, you re right on time. right behind/in front of: Don t worry – I m right behind you. 2) immediately I knew… …

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  • 6right — adjective 1》 morally good, justified, or acceptable. 2》 factually correct.     ↘most appropriate.     ↘socially fashionable or important. 3》 in a satisfactory, sound, or normal state or condition. 4》 on, towards, or relating to the side of a… …

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  • 7Right — • Substantive designating the object of justice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Right     Right     † …

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  • 8right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… …

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  • 9right — [rīt] adj. [ME < OE riht, straight, direct, right, akin to Ger recht < IE base * reĝ , straight, stretch out, put in order > RICH, RECKON, L regere, to rule, rex, king, regula, a rule] 1. Obs. not curved; straight: now only in… …

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  • 10Right to life — is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being. The concept of a right to life is central to debates on the issues of… …

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