Associations to the word «Rectitude»

Wiktionary

RECTITUDE, noun. Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.]
RECTITUDE, noun. (now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]
RECTITUDE, noun. Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

RECTITUDE, noun. Righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn