How To Use Righteous In A Sentence

While the Irish government generates a lot of noisy, self-righteous cant about the evils of cigarettes at home, it makes a pretty packet from ‘selling death’ abroad.
People in the world of health and medicine sometimes become carried away by the obvious rightness or righteousness of their cause.
The cause of God's people, and of that holy religion which they profess, is a righteous cause, otherwise the righteous God would not appear for it; yet it may for a time be run down, and seem as if it were lost. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Christ not only died for the sins of His sheep on the Cross but he established their righteousness through His perfect obedience to God's Law.
When you laugh at politicians, all you do is channel righteous anger into passive hilarity. Times, Sunday Times

One can further continue the associations with the contrasts of righteousness and wrongdoing, life and death and the like.
However, we cannot continue to stoop to their level, because it removes our right to righteous indignation at their atrocities.
It just feeds the religious right's feeling of righteous besiegement while gaining almost nothing in practical terms.
We have to learn tolerance, to look at our behaviour and to stop being self-righteous.
They're willing to do anything in service to any liberal with money, and then they'll turn around and in self-righteous indignation claim that they have cleaner hands than anybody in the news business who accepts advertising or expresses a point of view. Notable & Quotable
The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.
But most of the historians who have studied the case have concluded that the Massachusetts court didn't end slavery with a righteous bang.
Our challenge is to be cautious not to take on a tone of self-righteousness and insensitivity to those whose policies we critique.
The title nags at me the same way Google does – moral and righteous overtones applied to a company that seems to me to be remarkably amoral I’m not not saying immoral. WWJeffD? « BuzzMachine
The righteousness of saints, both imputed and implanted, is the fine linen, clean and white, with which the bride, the Lamb's wife, is arrayed, Rev. xix. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Chips says that Wallis righteously refuses to make any pronouncement at all, but the King is dead set on a morganatic marriage. THE WHITE DOVE
There was a previous thread on the evil of Che Guevara in which the righties were self-righteously denouncing Che for his crimes. The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism
It tries to gain advantages before God and obtain righteousness through a supposedly better life with more divine occupations and more heavenly thoughts.
I became a self-righteous bigot as the hatred in my heart grew.
Because of this, the impetus to engage in violent fantasy, even of those whom we most righteously despise, is not something to be encouraged. Movie Reviews: Whiteout the Inglourious Lying | Heretical Ideas Magazine
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday.
They were filled with a kind of righteous indignation that characterized Old Testament prophets like Amos, Isaiah, and Jeremiah!
Burn with righteous indignation , martyr sacrifices for equality, do the mankind to liberate emancipator.
No respect for the rule of law, utter narcissism, absolutely untrustworthy to anyone close to them who trusts them (the Clinton/Edwards tradition), unlimited ability to pursue public policies leading to disaster if it provides the ability to pander to their ultra-left donors - all wrapped around with endless self righteousness. Spitzer considering Senate run? …No, really? - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
President Elect Obama tells us after over five years and thousands of mistakes and lies, the occupation of Iraq is going so "swimmingly" (the "surge" worked myth) that we can afford to send troops from there to the new righteous war, Afghanistan. Warfare Reform
One excellent way to forget it is to focus with righteous rectitude on the evils of others while focusing on the nobility of oneself.
Carol the righteous and totally predictable, demonstrates her bibliopolic difficulties ID floats a lead-lined trial balloon - The Panda's Thumb
Many of the riffs are righteously medieval in tone, but they rework those tripping arpeggios for a scorched-earth rock setting, without a lute, zither or lyre within earshot.
You are only slowing down your own growth rate through symbolic, righteous and trendy protest.
Starting in the '40s as a legman for Drew Pearson's Washington Merry-Go-Round column of gossip and scandal, Anderson had absolute faith in himself as a righteous scourge, even if he had to pay bribes and root through other people's garbage cans to get scoops. The dirty dance between Anderson and Nixon
The author who has written off humanity despises Picasso for contorting the human figure, and our ardent misanthropist has an official in a Swiss euthanasia clinic righteously beaten up. La carte et le territoire by Michel Houellebecq – review
Nor should the irony of this be overlooked, given Hanson's stridently self-righteous defense of free speech in the face of repressive political correctness.
As the news of the victory spread across the country, villagers left their mountain hideouts and joined his righteous army, which grew into a force of 2,000 people.
He's articulate, succinct and speaks with a quiet righteousness.
He shall sustain thee_; shall bear both, if thou trust Him with both, both thee and thy burden: _He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved_. Daily Strength for Daily Needs
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
It wasn't because we were the most morally righteous nation out there. Christianity Today
But when push came to shove and the whining became not only endless but destructive, I could support neither the decision he made nor the way he made it -- self-righteously, thoughtlessly and hatefully. Toxic Venting: When to Stop Listening
There is a troubling darkness in its soul, which the righteous rhetoric and cynical evocation of God seem only to enhance.
Was Deming infused with a sense of self-righteousness?
#28 – The “righteous right” will never wake up because it would mean that they’d see their own level of hypocrisy in it all…..just like Dubya….it’s a form of madness….in this case, religious zealotism or fanaticism. Think Progress » Gay marriage ban dropped.
But I'll never forget and I'll always be grateful for their savage, righteous fury when I told them how I discovered his first peccadillo. THE SAVING GRACES
The agreement proclaimed ‘a consensus in basic truths’ on how sinners are justified, or deemed righteous, in God's sight.
They righteously maintain that they do not practise rationing.
Cheney is the most pathetic of human beings: he is a fearmonger who preaches righteousness, when all along he preys upon the feeble minds that believe in him. Cheney: Obama pretending we are not at war
And when he finally saw her performance, a masterpiece of righteous anger and polite smiles, he was overwhelmed. Times, Sunday Times
Schmidt, on the other hand, never used the term collateral damage -- or any similar term, because that would have completely undermined her fairy tale of righteous indignation. Gary S. Chafetz: Review of Casino Jack and the United States of Money by Alex Gibney
That is his God, his Christ, his worship; that he preaches, that he discourseth of, that he labours to propagate, until, by the righteous judgment of God, it comes to pass that such men in all other things wither and die away, all the sap and vigour of their spirits feeding that one monstrous excrescency, which they grow up daily into. The Doctrine of the Saints�� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
Even more infuriating are the self-righteous hypocrites who claim to speak for a superior moral majority.
Not so much a case of red mist as a fog of righteousness. Times, Sunday Times
A lot of us don't get a lot out of narrow-minded, self-righteous, paranoia coupled with obviously disingenuous yatter about being the party of small government and fiscal conservatism – eight years of George Bush made those lies too obvious to miss. 'Regular guy' Thune is hot commodity in GOP circles
Many times the people that call themselves Christians are hate filled, judgmental and self righteous.
The path to righteousness is paved with selfless acts. Times, Sunday Times
All of us, at some time, have been poor in spirit or have been hungry and thirsty for righteousness.
He can be charmlessly self-righteous. Times, Sunday Times
But when she tells him the world-class director helming his work and the famous producer overseeing it all believe the use of the word dozens of times in that one scene is off-putting and should be toned down, Danny reacts with righteous anger about how it's authentic and real and must remain or the entire work is devalued. Michael Giltz: Theater: Zoe Kazan Pens Play; Glee's Groff Gets Ugly
Liberality, righteous conduct, rendering assistance to relatives, and performance of blameless deeds - this is the highest blessing.
Justice consists in righteousness, reasonableness and fairness. The sense of justice influences and controls human behavior. Dr T.P.Chia
She would tell of the sadistic punishment wrought unto the unbelievers by the just who trusted in her righteousness.
The butt of his humour is a group so ostentatiously righteous that few commentating on the Booker mentioned Jacobson's attack. Howard Jacobson offers a contrary voice in the arts
Make that another eight years of righteous anger. Times, Sunday Times
Occasionally, services presented their claims; and many instances occur in which old officers of the army, in particular, received a species of reward, by a patent for land, the fees being duly paid, and the Indian title righteously Wyandott��, Or, the Hutted Knoll
You swallow your righteous indignation. Times, Sunday Times
A class is created of dogged self-righteous obstructionists with a vested interest in the status quo, however obsolescent, however decayed, however inappropriate to the site.
It is much closer to what we would call " righteous indignation. Christianity Today
He was brilliantly convincing with a strong Irish brogue, righteous indignation when confronted with the insignificance of his rumours, and disarming blarney.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee ahungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? Matthew 25.
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!
We might express a just surprise that Catholics should be offended at the doctrine that the righteousness of Christ is imputed, that is, reckoned or counted, to the sinner as his own. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation
Yes, PBS can be irritatingly self-righteous, and reflects a left-of-center bias in both its tone of voice and its story selection. Bill Shireman: A Conservative Case for Public Broadcasting
Both sides in the dispute have been adopting a tone of moral righteousness.
Bringing a child that she and Nelson had created into a world of war, famine, death, and unrighteousness did not sound like something Geneva wished to do.
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Fervency in prayer
Both offer the spectacle of an aggrieved man reacting with righteous rage.
Now, the announcement is nanarupam; it is also prithak; and lastly, it is viprasthitam or contradictory, for, as the commentator points out, that which a particular asrama announces to be righteous is according to another unrighteous. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and self-righteous.
In the same book, the authors state that in order for external pathogenic qi to invade the tissue, correct or righteous qi must be weak, as is often the case in elderly or weakened patients.
Unrighteousness is unto sin; the sinful acts confirm and strengthen the sinful habits; one sin begets another; it is like the letting forth of water, therefore leave it before it be meddled with. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
A cousin, exasperatedly and somewhat self-righteously, called him a crybaby.
They're self-righteous librarians drunk on the power of process and convinced of the virtue of martyrdom.
Bring together the righteous, the greedy and the the 'clubby' and you have all the ingredients for a good dramatic play. Financial Reform: The Righteous, the Greedy and the Clubby -- An Insider's View
I thank you that you forgive and cleanse me of all unrighteousness, and that you restore the joy of my salvation!
Resentment of foreign influence encouraged the growth of a clandestine society called ‘Fists of Righteous Harmony’, known to Europeans as Boxers from its Chinese name and practice of ritual shadow-boxing.
The idea that liberals never understood this until Bush v. Gore, and that now, finally, they are getting their righteous comeuppance, is bizzare. Balkinization
Make that another eight years of righteous anger. Times, Sunday Times
He then that suffers for righteousness 'sake, as he suffers for that which is good as to the matter of it, and as he suffers for that which is good, after that manner as becomes that truth for which he suffereth; so he that thus suffereth, suffereth by the order and designment of God. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
All things are otherwise in the imputation of his righteousness unto us, which respects us absolutely, and not under a temporary capacity, abides with us for ever, changes our state and relation unto God, and is an effect of superabounding grace. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
Soon, those handshakes turned into righteous hugs and hand pounds, hi-fives and playful back-slapping every time our paths connected. One Season
But people's moral righteousness is tuned up by a most unholy trinity: sex, nationalism and empire.
As he sat twiddling his – um – stick, he uttered up a mouthful of locker room skat, that offended a righteous few. Sean Avery…sloppy seconds jibe gets hockey jock canned! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture
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And the righteous and elect shall be saved on that day, and they shall never thenceforward see the face of the sinners and unrighteous.
Becker used the unflattering term "self-righteous" to capture this idea and many times the expression of this is unflattering but it need not be as virtueless as that. Paul Pardi: Protesting Protestantism: Why Religion Must Continue To Change
That was also when the righteous indignation returned. Times, Sunday Times
The Scriptures teach righteousness and holiness of conduct.
Hello all righteous servants of the Transport Department on every level!
The other tabloids will gleefully join in, in a frenzy of self-righteous hypocrisy.
You think you're morally righteous, that these "cesspools" are "obviously" evil, and that the city has a right to eliminate them for the good of society, yet you are blind to the over-riding political issue. Sound Politics: Why Is Seattle Such a Wuss About Strip Clubs?
The tape with the self-righteous denunciations has been taken off the reel while the new tape, full of self-righteous media navel-gazing, is cued up.
This sort of smug, self-righteous moralising is exactly what the original American student was speaking out against.
There's nothing like righteous anger to put color in your cheeks.
I've shared tears and anger, thoughtfulness and righteous indignation.
As we grow increasingly self-righteous and hypercritical, we stumble into the ‘martyr trap.’
Now they could wallow in self-righteous indignation. THE GUARDSMEN
In Isa 59: 17, "righteousness" is His breastplate. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
It certainly will stop all that santctimonius, self-righteous, holier than thou blather from the neo-con "christians"! Sanford ally: Governor remains 'defiant'
Both sides in the dispute have been adopting a tone of moral righteousness.
But the whole book smacks of self righteous mockery and I hardly think this is the way a responsible, caring parent would wish to raise their children.
Find for him, Thy Anointed Won, a lefty handwringer who legislates most stridently from the bench, a champion of absurdity, let us see this scoundrel exalted, and then dispatch the Winged Monkey of Thy Perversity to throw his Righteous Wrench into those works! Archive 2009-04-26
They fought righteously; every blow, every swing of their weapon, they made every motion count.
Burgess' illegal use of alcohol ran afoul of the code, a point the righteous Karnaugh was quite eager to make.
And there is no emotion more powerful or harder to resist than a genuinely righteous one. Times, Sunday Times
Evolution may be the personal mission of Ani 2003, but in a broader sense it's more of the same from Buffalo's righteous babe, and that's no slight.
The public-spirited activity is one of important paths that business enterprise undertake righteous duty in Harmonious society.
It is the mark of what we call a righteous decision, that it is made directly and for its own sake. Lay Morals
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The participation of these Gentiles in the pilgrimage to Jerusalem with the offering for the poor symbolized their share in this righteous activity.
Meetings of her syndicate were bedlams of unrighteous innuendo all directed at her. THE DISPOSSESSED
The Persian array was a vast conglomeration of incohesive elements, imposing in aspect but weak in determined battle: the army which Bragg was to meet was composed of patriotic volunteers, every man impelled by a thorough belief in the righteousness of his cause. Reminiscences of the Civil War
His tone of voice, so patronizing, so self-righteous, filled her with rage. COMPULSION
Says I to wife -- standin 'beside him one day, and he black in the face -- says I, "Wife," says I, "I reckon you an' me better try to live mo 'righteously' n what we've been doin ', or he'll be took from us. Sonny, a Christmas Guest
His combustible persona waxed hot against those he saw as enemies of righteousness and justice, attracting true believers to its incandescence.
Meanwhile Birkin slowly uncovers the wall-painting, which shows the righteous trooping smugly off to heaven while the damned dive towards hell.
He appeared not to care, and worse, preached self-righteousness without knowing why.
And my problem with those on the edges of politics, both on the far right and far left, is the self-righteous certainty that their view should be my view.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. Beat Stress
The song's P.C. righteousness makes me want to force Ms. DiFranco to listen to Warren Zevon's ode to automatic weaponry "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" a couple of dozen times and then give her a monographed Glock. Ben Harper, The Surfers' Choice
But when it came time to record their unfortunate second elpee, certain mainstream and righteously squared-away elements in that band evinced a determined reluctance to record a song with the dread j-word in it. The Crime, and Its Victims
That was also when the righteous indignation returned. Times, Sunday Times
They must pay for these classes and take whiz quizzes to make sure they remain on the path of righteousness and not recidivate back into the dangerous world of marijuana abuse. The War on Sense
She is, in short, a woman of contradictions, and refreshingly, unfashionably unrighteous.
Unfortunately, I am not responsible for the failings of my predecessors, who set up the supply systems and who were as unrighteous as I am righteous.
This self-righteousness, this bilious holier-than-thou attitude not only amazes me, it saddens me quite a bit too.
Most decent British and American citizens, not loath to protest against unrighteous war nor to fight for a just cause, want and deserve better than this.
So they can escape the righteousness of God, which they have provoked, they regard not their unanswerableness unto his holiness, whereby they are polluted. Pneumatologia
More that, you know, humorless, self-righteous schtick you do. THE SAVING GRACES
Our allegiance must be to a transcendent God whose righteousness and mercy are both beyond our understanding.
He was not pale like the rest, for he was not afraid of the chiseller, and the generous flush of a righteous indignation mounted to his calm face. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster
Rev. Coffin replied, Mr. President, it is up to us to proclaim that 'Justice shall roll down like waters and righteousness like an everflowing stream. President Barack Obama
Hoping to successfully merge daffiness with doctrine, it has a lot to say about censorship and self-righteousness.
At times this approached a rankling self-righteousness, but generally his contemporaries saw him as reserved, gentle, and charitable.
Such judgmental questions sound like that arch-conservative self-righteous man who every young woman in the vicinity knows is a groping ogler.
But I'll never forget and I'll always be grateful for their savage, righteous fury when I told them how I discovered his first peccadillo. THE SAVING GRACES
Her righteous anger moved him, filled him with a weird sense of shame that jarred him.
I said in my comment above that when it comes to political correctness, people have another unclarified thing in their mind they hold it up against, a 'correct correctness', in which thought proceeds from “either no angle or partisan placement, or, if we are aware enough to admit that it does, is still righteous in doing so.” The misogyny post (updated)
She produced a tape which she says lays bare the hypocrisy of a famous self-righteous director whom she depicts as a libidinous villain.
But the sense of the word is, to assoil, to acquit, to declare and pronounce righteous upon a trial; which, in this case, the pardon of sin does necessarily accompany. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
Thus, in the immediate context Paul is teaching that God imputes righteousness by faith in Christ apart from works.
When you laugh at politicians, all you do is channel righteous anger into passive hilarity. Times, Sunday Times
He was not the only player to do that, of course, nor even the only player in the Italy team, obviously, but he was by far the most irritating offender, primarily because even after the referee made his decisions, the gawkish saltimbanco harangued his supposed aggressor with all the righteous indignation of a nun in a knocking shop. The Guardian World News
They also emphasize the strength of their case and its righteousness as well as the impossibility of any movement from the position they are declaring. Personnel Management: A New Approach
That, I think, is needed for them (1) to better educate their own children (whom they’ve presumably raised to have at least some respect for Christian leaders), (2) to diminish the chance that their fellow parishioners will be seduced from the righteous path by this Christian leader’s cachet, and (3) to make clearer to the non-Christian world that the Christian mainstream does not endorse this interpretation of Christian scriptures. The Volokh Conspiracy » Jimmy Swaggart, unclear on the Ten Commandments:
And when he finally saw her performance, a masterpiece of righteous anger and polite smiles, he was overwhelmed. Times, Sunday Times
As well as a tree, Hathor was, like Lilith, the ladder on which the righteous could ascend to heaven.
What fires it instead is righteous anger. The Times Literary Supplement
In fact, he don’t know nothing except that Dave Robicheaux, who he called a self-righteous lush, is about to get his wick snuffed. Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set
She also tells her that it is his fondness for his son that is to blame, for, despite knowing his unrighteous desires, he has pampered and supported him in his insatiate hunger for the kingdom.
First Corinthians 6: 9-10, ‘Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?’
Now this morning he offers you his robe of righteousness that you might wear it and become spotless and clean and holy and acceptable in his eyes. Christianity Today
But … then … in an ASTONISHING display of rhetorical contortionism … you IMMEDIATELY spin around and righteously and arbitrarily CONDEMN another group of human beings – homosexuals, as you choose to put it … Think Progress » Controversial Florida Politician Unsure If Muslims Should Hold Public Office, Says He’d ‘Prefer’ If Gays Stayed Out
Is it any wonder I am infuriated by smug, self-righteous politicians who know nothing about country life yet want to abolish hunting with hounds?
These holier-than-thou guardians of free speech are practically creaming with self-righteous glee as they publicly lynch this young woman for saying something dreadfully stupid that she undoubtedly deeply regrets. The Volokh Conspiracy » Judging a Person Based on a Single Forwarded Personal E-Mail
Animalism had yieded to fanaticism and the bold , roving eye now gleamed with a ferocious righteousness.
No, it is as if these arguments have never been uttered before and have the full force of moral righteousness even though it is, to our eyes, infuriatingly absurd.
We need to have righteous indignation on our side. We need to fight evil, yeah!
But all of the sacred writings say that you will devour the wicked and the unrighteous.
To all the obsessed foodies of the nation, fretting over the choice between Malpeque and bluepoint oysters for the stuffing, the Rev. Ed Miller of St. John's Episcopal Church in McLean, Va., has a word of advice, and it comes from Matthew 6: 31-33: "Therefore do not worry, saying 'what shall we eat?' or 'what shall we drink?' ... but seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Rites Of Comfort
From The Atlantic's Fiction Issue: Imbued with the righteous moral fervor of a revolutionary, the negativist -to introduce a new literary type- is more pesuasive than the encomiast, who tends to resort to the bland formulaic language of praise. Take THAT Mr McSweegee
He uses the word righteousness eleven times in this one chapter, so he’s really driving home that point. EVERY OTHER MONDAY
Or, "I came not to call the righteous," that is, the feignedly righteous, those who boasted of their righteousness as the Pharisees, but those that owned themselves sinners. Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
Real civil war, with hostilities increased in scope and area, had overcome a temporary peace scare for the Obama war hawks in Washington, their generals in Afghanistan, and for the media personnel in the news rooms of the cartelized TV networks of America the righteous. Peace in Pakistan Was Intolerable
His righteousness, that is, his almsgiving, endureth for ever. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
Our acquitment, in true, evangelical justification, is by absolution or pardon of sin; here, by a vindication of our own righteousness. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
It's easy to see this self-righteous attitude too often adopted by anyone in a uniform. Times, Sunday Times
Not so much a case of red mist as a fog of righteousness. Times, Sunday Times
Governor Sanford's greatest self-embarrassment is his self-righteous condemnation of others 'behavior. Bennett: Sanford needs to stop 'embarrassing himself'
And there is no emotion more powerful or harder to resist than a genuinely righteous one. Times, Sunday Times
Brown vertical trunks absorbed the righteousness of the fields and shot heavenward like sacred pillars of an ancient pagoda.
Resentment of foreign influence encouraged the growth of a clandestine society called ‘Fists of Righteous Harmony’, known to Europeans as Boxers from its Chinese name and practice of ritual shadow-boxing.
If the recipient was feeling truly, righteously indignant about the measly offer made by the allocator, however, then the only way to punish the allocator sufficiently is to reject the offer.
It stresses throughout the narrow line separating righteousness from self-righteousness, and admonishes believers to be humble in the knowledge that no person nor even any creed can claim to have the full truth.
A bit uptight and self-righteous. Times, Sunday Times
Yet such indulgence is often the way, as people laugh off alcoholic excess while working themselves into a righteous moral lather over something smelly in a cigarette.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness, sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
That was also when the righteous indignation returned. Times, Sunday Times
I think I just like saying I'm a pagan to enjoy the pain on the faces of all the Christians..pain first, then shock, then righteous indignation...hope your feeling better soon... A Declaration of Faith
He sighed, slightly relieved to have escaped their self-righteous wrath, but also a bit discomposed.
Douglas, I will give my people and all the world proof that I am still God's righteous and avenging vice-gerent on earth, and that no consideration can restrain my wrath, no after-thought stay my arm, whenever it is ready to fall and smite the head of the guilty. Henry VIII and His Court
Who immediately became so righteously pissed that one of them quit and the other demanded a raise.
Avoid self - righteousness like the devil -- nothing is so self - blinding.
Lest I be further accused of being sanctimonious or self-righteous, I confess I am no model of student participation.
Apocalypse, holiness and filthiness would not be spoken of abstractedly, that is, apart from holy and _filthy_ persons, and in like manner righteousness and unrighteousness would not be mentioned apart from their necessary {117} antecedents, _personal_ righteous and unrighteous _deeds_. An Essay on the Scriptural Doctrine of Immortality
Payne seems to suggest dissatisfaction can be righteous, unappeasable.
You swallow your righteous indignation. Times, Sunday Times
To assert and justify a thing which you call inward, real righteousness and holiness. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
The path to righteousness is paved with selfless acts. Times, Sunday Times
The excommunication which he pronounced against his erring nephews was probably occasioned as much by the political grievances of his family as by righteous indignation at the despite done to the Council.
Being asked his opinion about the death of Gracchus, and replying that the act was a righteous one, the people raised a shout of defiance, -- _Taceant, inquit, quibus Italia noverca non mater est, quos ego sub corona vendidi_ -- "Be silent, you to whom Italy is a stepdame not a mother, whom I myself have sold at the hammer of the auctioneer. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius
You used your sovereignty in an unwise, unrighteous way.
It is a baffling privilege and one that should arouse righteous indignation from a number of other courses. Times, Sunday Times

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