righteousness
n. uncountablen. the quality of being morally right or good. It describes someone who follows a strict set of rules about what is fair and honest.
n. the quality of being morally upright or justifiable. Often carries a religious or highly formal connotation of being free from sin or guilt.
She was motivated by a strong sense of righteousness.
The leader spoke with great righteousness, convinced that his cause was the only moral path forward.
In many classical texts, righteousness is portrayed not merely as a personal virtue but as a social obligation to uphold the divine order of the universe.
From earlier rightwiseness, from Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtwīsnes (“justice”), equivalent to righteous + -ness.
Uncountable in its abstract sense; frequently paired with 'sense of' or 'path of'.