Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The way of proper conduct and moral integrity. Used with the.
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- noun idiomatic A path of
honesty ; procedure according torules andplans .
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- noun the way of proper and honest behavior
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Alteration (by misunderstanding) of strait and narrow, from “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life” (Matthew 7:14) from strait.]
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Probably "strait and narrow," from Matthew 7:14
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