UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Failure to adhere to moral principles

Example:

forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("unrighteousness" is a kind of...):

immorality (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unrighteousness"):

sin; sinfulness; wickedness (estrangement from god)

impiety; impiousness (unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god)

injustice; unjustness (the practice of being unjust or unfair)

dishonorableness; dishonourableness (the quality of not deserving honor or respect)

dishonor; dishonour (lacking honor or integrity)

dishonesty (the quality of being dishonest)

Antonym:

righteousness (adhering to moral principles)

Derivation:

unrighteous (not righteous)