righteous acts
Morally upright behavior
Righteous acts are deeds considered morally good or virtuous, often with religious or spiritual overtones.
The phrase appears frequently in religious texts and discourse, where such acts demonstrate faith or fulfill divine commandments: salvation comes through faith, not righteous acts alone.
Outside religious contexts, the phrase can carry a hint of self-satisfaction—implying the doer wants credit for their virtue.
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- good deedsHelpful, moral actions
- deedsActions or legal titles
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- good worksVirtuous charitable acts
walking the walk · charity · mercy · kindness · do unto others · paying it forward · piety · holiness · morality · integrity · uprightness · benevolence · compassion · heart of gold · almsgiving · sacrifice · devotion · obedience
- Islamic faithAllah, tawhid, salat, zakat, hajj
- Jewish charitygemilut chasadim, alms, charitable giving, tikkun olam, loving-kindness
righteous actssins
Violations of moral law
transgressions · wrongdoing · iniquities · misdeeds · atrocities
righteous actssins
Violations of moral law
transgressions · iniquities · sacrilege · blasphemy · trespasses
righteous actstreachery
Deliberate violation of trust
betrayals · exploitations · oppressions · injustices · hypocrisies
righteous, right, righteously, righteousness, unrighteous, rightly, rightful, rightfully, rights