unrighteous
pronunciation
How to pronounce unrighteous in British English:
UK [ʌn'raɪtʃəs]
How to pronounce unrighteous in American English:
US [ʌn'raɪtʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- not righteous
Word Origin
- unrighteous (adj.)
- 1520s; see un- (1) "not" + righteous (adj.). In Middle English, the word was unrightwis, from Old English unrihtwis. Related: Unrighteously; unrighteousness.
Example
- 1. And the lord said , hear what the unrighteous judge says .
- 2. Is the god who inflicts wrath unrighteous ?
- 3. Also he delineates the evil propensities and ill conduct which are unrighteous in nature and which determine the unrighteous and which are antagonistic to divinity .
- 4. Is god unrighteous who takes vengeance ?
- 5. The soul remains conscious , whether the person was righteous or unrighteous .