3 May 2016
rectitude
[rek-ti-tood, -tyood]
noun
1. rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue:
the rectitude of her motives.
2. correctness:
rectitude of judgment.
3. straightness.
Origin of rectitude
late Middle English Middle French Late Latin
1400-1450; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin rēctitūdin- (stem of rēctitūdō) straightness, equivalent to Latin rēct (us) right + -tūdin- -tude
Synonyms
1. integrity, probity, principle.
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Examples from the Web for rectitude
Contemporary Examples
Maybe it is his own reputation for rectitude, a reputation buttressed by the lack of scandals in his administration.
Lousy Economy Won’t Sink Obama
Peter Beinart
June 5, 2011
He knew Richardson, his fellow Bay Stater, was a man of rectitude who would never, ever betray his trust with Cox.
How Kennedy Brought Down Nixon
Chris Matthews
September 12, 2009
Hopefully, their rectitude will persist into 2012 and 2013, when deficit reduction will be of growing importance.
Reboot America—Manifesto Support Surges
The Daily Beast
July 19, 2010
I recognize it will be hard to overcome decades of mistrust, but we will proceed with courage, rectitude, and resolve.
Obama’s Egypt Address
The Daily Beast Video
June 3, 2009
Historical Examples
The subject proposed for discussion is, the rectitude or inherent propriety of names.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)
George Grote
The mind, conscious of rectitude, laughed to scorn the falsehood of report.
Familiar Quotations
John Bartlett
Without this there can be no detection of the real difference, and no assurance of the rectitude of the discrimination we make.
The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians
Robert Rainy
Happily, it is not necessary they should try to, since you have returned to the path of rectitude.
A Pessimist
Robert Timsol
Anagram
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Today’s quote
Never do a thing concerning the rectitude of which you are in doubt.
– John Bartlett
On this day
3 May 1913 – The Indian film industry (otherwise known as Bollywood) kicks off with the release of its first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra.
3 May 1915 – The iconic poem In Flanders Fields written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.
3 May 1919 – birth of Peter Seeger, American singer-songwriter, musician, activist. Died 27 January 2014.
3 May 1921 – birth of Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr), American welterweight and middleweight professional boxer, declared to be the greatest boxer of all time. Sugar Ray stood at 5′ 11″ (1.80m). He fought 200 fights, winning 173 (108 by knock-out), lost 19, drew six, with two no contests. By 1946 Sugar Ray had won 40 fights straight, but was denied a shot at the world welterweight championship because he refused to cooperate with the mafia, which controlled much of boxing. In December 1946, he was finally allowed to contest the world championship and won. In 1947 Sugar Ray defended his welterweight title against Jimmy Doyle. In the eighth round, Doyle was knocked out and died later that night. Sugar Ray crossed weight classes and also won the world middleweight championship. In 1950, he broke the record for the shortest fight by knocking out Jose Basora 50 seconds into the first round. The record wasn’t broken for a further 38 years. in 1951, he fought Jake La Motta in what became known as the St Valentine’s Day massacre after the fight was stopped in the 13th round when La Motta was out on his feet, unable to even lift his arms throw a punch. That fight and some of the other matches with La Motta were adapted for the Martin Scorsese movie, Raging Bull. Died 12 April 1989.
3 May 1933 – birth of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. He died 25 December 2006.
3 May 1978 – the first spam email (unsolicited bulk email) is sent by a marketing representative for Digital Equipment Corporation to every ARPANET address on the West Coast of the USA.