ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECTITUDE
From Late Latin rectitūdō, from Latin rectus right, straight, from regere to rule.
3 QUOTES WITH «RECTITUDE»
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rectitude.
For those of us who consider ourselves political moderates, life is a dispiriting slog, a sorry mix of rectitude and ineptitude.
I love the idea of rectitude.
Then, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECTITUDE»
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rectitude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rectitude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Natural Principles of
Rectitude for the Conduct of Man in ...
Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans who came before us.""
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Divine
Rectitude: Or, A Brief Inquiry Concerning the Moral ...
Or, A Brief Inquiry Concerning the Moral Perfections of the Deity; Particularly in
Respect of Creation and Providence John Balguy. will appear either difficult or
not difficult to be accounted for, according to the Ideas which' .we frame of the ...
This book contains twelve tales taking place in Canada, the land of the midnight sun. Where the past lingers amid myriad voices of the wilderness. The stories are written in the narrative style of the author's other books.
Michael Eisele, Renate Erna Eisele, 2006
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Our Front Pages: 21 Years of Greatness, Virtue, and Moral ...
Collects select front pages of the parody newspaper, in a book that includes witty commentary and spans the twenty-one-year run of the publication.
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Gravitas, Punctilio,
Rectitude & Pippy Bags
Frank Key. So, I listened, and it became apparent soon enough that the great but
neglected poet was reading from his Eclogues, or perhaps from his Pipistrelles.
This latter, apart from being a type of bat, was a verse form devised by Beerpint, ...
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Three Philosophical Dialogues: On Truth, On Freedom of ...
T: If you distinguish carefully, he is, without any inconsistency, both free and a
slave when he does not have rectitude. After all, it is never in his power to acquire
rectitude when he doesn't have it; but it is always in his power to preserve it when
...
Saint Anselm, Thomas Williams, 2002
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Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in ...
S: No one in his right mind thinks otherwise. T: Then a will that cannot fall away
from the rectitude of not sinning is freer than a will that can abandon that rectitude
. S: I don't think anything could be more reasonably asserted. T: Now if something
...
Michael Bruce, Steven Barbone, 2011
They must actually will rightly, and they must do so for the sake of rectitude itself.
Anselm insists that one wills rightly because one possesses rectitude, and not the
other way around: ''Now there is no doubt that a will wills rightly only because it ...
Sandra Visser, Thomas Williams, 2009
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The Quarterly Christian Spectator
Unite the intelligence of all the universe, beside Jehovah, in one mind ; and the
rectitude of all, in one heart 5 and the strength of all, in one arm ; and you form
that which is a moral ins.ect, when compared with the Creator. Give intelligence
to ...
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The Christian Spectator
Unite the intelligence of all the universe, beside Jehovah, in one mind ; and the
rectitude of all, in one heart ; and the strength of all, in one arm ; and you form that
which is a moral insect, when compared with the Creator. Give intelligence to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECTITUDE»
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rectitude is used in the context of the following news items.
The BBC is worried about upsetting terrorists. How disturbing
By refusing to the word Daesh because it is pejorative, Lord Hall exposes a BBC mindset so wrapped up in its own rectitude that it has lost all touch with reality ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Que faire pour éviter la colère, l'impatience et la frustration ?
... latéralité, reconnaître les postures pathologiques du cheval, et comprendre comment elles contribuent à détruire la rectitude et l'intégrité physique de l'animal. «Cheval Savoir, Jun 15»
An icon of rectitude remembered
Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi was a precious jewel for the nation said Vijayendra Saraswathi, pontiff of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, at the 122nd ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
Violence in Baltimore
Nonviolence, as a strategy, hinges on faith: It is a faith in ultimate moral rectitude and the perfectibility of systems of power. But that faith can be hard to find in ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
Confused? You will be: Tories and Labour swap roles
With just three-and-a-half weeks to go to polling day, Labour are attempting to reinvent themselves as the party of fiscal rectitude, while the Tories are promising ... «The Week UK, Apr 15»
La rectitude politique qui coûte cher
Mais reste qu'en considérant ces données, on doit avouer que la rectitude politique et sociale coûte cher! Bernard Mooney. DERNIÈRES NOUVELLES. «LesAffaires.com, Mar 15»
Moral rectitude is mark of good leadership
Public rectitude has been defined as “honesty and correct moral behaviour”. Abiding by the rules and laws of the country is an essential element of moral ... «Times of Malta, Jan 15»
La rectitude mène à la page vide
Avec le carnage contre Charlie Hebdo, ceux qui discourent sur l'éthique et la « responsabilité » de ceux qui s'expriment ont d'importantes révisions à faire. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jan 15»
The road away from fiscal rectitude
In an interview with The Economic Times on Tuesday, Union minister of state for finance, Jayant Sinha hinted at tweaking of deficit targets set in the Fiscal ... «Livemint, Jan 15»
Leonard Pitts Jr.: A movement instead of a moment
But real moral rectitude would not turn a blind eye to Michael Brown or Eric Garner. Nor to the hungry, the demonized, the poor or the stranger at the gate ... «MiamiHerald.com, Dec 14»
