rectitude
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French rectitude, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/, /ˈɹɛk.tə.tjuːd/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.tə.tuːd/, /ˈɹɛk.tə.tjuːd/
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Noun
rectitude (countable and uncountable, plural rectitudes)
- Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.]
- (now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 98:
- A consciousness of rectitude can be a terrible thing, and in those days I didn't just think that I was right: I thought that “we” (our group of International Socialists in particular) were being damn well proved right.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 98:
- Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. [from 16th c.]
- 1776 July 4, Thomas Jefferson, et al., United States Declaration of Independence:
- We, therefore, the Repreſentatives of the united States of America, in General Congreſs, Aſsembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of theſe Colonies, ſolemnly publiſh and declare, That theſe United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States […]
- 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
- “Sit with her all night if we have to,” Syd affirms with strenuous rectitude.
- 1776 July 4, Thomas Jefferson, et al., United States Declaration of Independence:
Quotations
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:rectitude.
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References
- “rectitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛk.ti.tyd/
- Homophone: rectitudes
- Hyphenation: rec‧ti‧tude
Noun
rectitude f (plural rectitudes)
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Further reading
- “rectitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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