rättfärdighet

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rætfærdhoghet, from Middle Low German rechtverdicheit, equivalent to rättfärdig +‎ -het. Compare German rechtfertigkeit, Danish retfærdighed.

Noun

rättfärdighet c

  1. righteousness, the quality of being righteous (rättfärdig)
    Gods hjälper intet på vredens dag men rättfärdighet räddar från döden.
    Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. (Proverbs 11:4)

Declension

Declension of rättfärdighet
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rättfärdighet rättfärdighets
definite rättfärdigheten rättfärdighetens
plural indefinite
definite

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