English → Latin
“righteous” in Latin
piuspious, devout; dutiful, loyal, conscientious; good, blessedsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred.; sanctified or made holy; venerable, august, divine, blessedreligiōsuspious, devout, religious; scrupulous; sacred, tabooiūstusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified, merited, well-deserved, dueaequusequal; level, even, flat, horizontal; calmregōto rule, govern, direct; to guide, steer, control; to oversee, manageintegercomplete, whole, intact, uninjured, sound, healthy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
righteous
Religious, pious, pius: sanctus: religiosus: pius erga Deum. (The words are found in this connection and order.) religiosus sanctusque; sanctus et religiosus. [SYN. in HOLY].
Upright, justus: aequus: rectus: integer. Over-righteous, nimis sancte pius (Plaut., Rud., 4, 7, 8): to be righteous, pie Deum colere; pietatem erga Deum colere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for righteous?
- The usual Latin words for “righteous” are pius, sānctus, religiōsus; also iūstus, aequus, regō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.