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31Imparted righteousness — Imparted righteousness, in Methodist theology, is that gracious gift of God given at the moment of the new birth which enables a Christian disciple to strive for holiness and sanctification. John Wesley believed that imparted righteousness worked …
32Original righteousness — is a concept in Roman Catholic theology relating to the Edenic state of sinlessness. According to this doctrine, Adam and Eve were created without sin (a point that all Christian churches agree upon), and this original righteousness meant that a… …
33Lord Our Righteousness Church — The Lord Our Righteousness Church, sometimes called Strong City, is a religious community near Travesser Park, Union County, New Mexico. It originated with a group of about eighty adherents who migrated to the area from Sandpoint, Idaho in… …
34Teacher of Righteousness — The Teacher of Righteousness is a figure found in some of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran, most prominently in the Damascus Document (CD). This document speaks briefly of the origins of the sect, 390 years after the exile and after 20 years of… …
35Self-righteousness — (also called sententiousness) is a feeling of smug moral superiority [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/self%20righteous Dictionary.com definition] ] derived from a sense that one s beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue… …
36Swords of Righteousness Brigade — The Swords of Righteousness Brigade (sometimes translated as the Swords of Truth Brigade) is a terrorist group who kidnapped four Western peace activists in Iraq on 26 November, 2005, apparently murdered one, and held the remaining three hostage… …
37self-righteousness — noun Confident in ones own righteousness, self assured, smug. The book of Job warns us against self righteousness, since no man can justify himself to God …
38Self-righteousness — Self right eous*ness, n. The quality or state of being self righteous; pharisaism. [1913 Webster] …
39shammed righteousness — sanctimoniousness, self righteousness, hypocrisy …
40self-righteousness — self righteous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ certain that one is totally correct or morally superior. DERIVATIVES self righteously adverb self righteousness noun …
