Righteousness (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">righteousness</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(rectitude is a kind of righteousness)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rectitude that I've seen before include "Correctness" , "Moral integrity" , "Uprightness, integrity" , "Certitude about moral goodness" , "Strict propriety" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">righteousness</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for goodness that I've seen before include "Quality of being morally good or virtuous" , "Virtue, righteousness" , "merit" , "Moral excellence" , "Virtue; excellence" .)