Associations to the word «Rectitude»
Noun
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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.