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unrighteousness

un·righ·teous·ness

uncommon

noun

1.

failure to adhere to moral principles

  • “forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness”

Origin

From Middle English unriȝtwisnesse, from Old English unrihtwīsnes; equivalent to un- + righteousness or unrighteous + -ness.

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