right-hearted
adjEtymology From right + hearted. Compare Old English rihtheort (“upright in heart; right-hearted”), Old High German rehtherzi (“upright in heart”).
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Having a right heart or disposition; good-hearted.
- Worship proper, or reverence, is the natural reflection or re-action of a right-hearted soul, in view of the mystery and majesty, the moral perfection and the tender love, of God.2009, Noah Porter, The Elements of Moral Science:
- They started the communities and established laws to make sure the right-hearted people were given an equal opportunity of life. They also were able to stop the happenings of experimentation of the right-hearted people.2013, Louis Alexandrè, The Right-Hearted People:
- Related terms
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