rectitude

noun

ˈrek-tə-ˌtüd How to pronounce rectitude (audio)
Definition of rectitudenext
1
as in morality
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong encouraged the graduates to go on to live lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity

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2
as in integrity
faithfulness to high moral standards has a finely honed sense of rectitude that keeps him from cheating on exams

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Recent Examples of rectitude Mao’s brand of Communism combined a peasant ethos of physical labor with a Soviet pathos for ideological rectitude. — John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2013 Millions of Germans joined the audience for the Nazi play, in which Hitler played the glorious Leader and the regime ruled ruthlessly while spinning stories about its own rectitude. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 Chairman Atkins noted that the SEC’s enforcement program is an exercise of government power that must be tempered by fair process, good judgement, integrity, and rectitude. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025 Indeed, comprehensive independent police auditing would help ensure, not harm, the rectitude of police investigations. — Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rectitude
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  1. morality
  2. integrity
  3. virtue
  4. honesty
  5. goodness
  6. honor
Noun
  • In an interview, Worner said that while saints are ultimately mortal and therefore not perfect, there is a certain criterion of morality decided by a multitude of individuals.
    — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • But there are unusual rewards for an intrepid company willing to test the boundaries of political and artistic morality.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of morality
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  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 4 July 2026
  • Financial regulation is struggling to keep pace with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, according to European policymakers, who are grappling with how to support adoption while containing risks to market integrity and stability.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of integrity
Noun
  • In response, Capital One treats AI fluency as an organizational virtue, not an individual credential.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The same amount of venality and virtue exists today as did back then, and so human nature just doesn’t change.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 July 2026
Definition of virtue
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  • The hacks go underground because honesty about AI is unrewarded at every level.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Caught between instinctive honesty and political caution, Grossman perfected a style that relied less on rhetoric than on the power of witness.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • In an extra fun beat, dozens of minions jump into the machine, too, clogging it with yellow-y goodness.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 3 July 2026
  • Ours fold in extra mini marshmallows, for pockets of sugary goodness.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • He was inducted in 1998 as a Disney Legend and has won a Tony, a Grammy, a People’s Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement honor (now the Actor Awards).
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
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