To sign *righteous*, hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up. Form an 'R' handshape with your dominant hand by crossing your middle finger over your index finger. Place the pinky side of your 'R' handshape near the heel of your non-dominant palm, then slide it forward across the palm and off the fingertips.
Point to the person, then sign 'righteous' by sliding your 'R' handshape across your flat palm, followed by the sign for 'man'.
Sign 'she', 'try', 'live', and then use the smooth sliding motion of 'righteous' to describe her lifestyle.
Sign 'righteous' before 'leader' to establish their moral character, then sign 'treat', 'everyone', and 'fair'.
Point to the person, then sign 'righteous' by sliding your 'R' handshape across your flat palm, followed by the sign for 'man'.
Sign 'she', 'try', 'live', and then use the smooth sliding motion of 'righteous' to describe her lifestyle.
Sign 'righteous' before 'leader' to establish their moral character, then sign 'treat', 'everyone', and 'fair'.
The sign for *righteous* is primarily used in religious, spiritual, or formal contexts. In casual everyday conversation, you might use signs like *good*, *honest*, or *fair* instead.
This is an initialized sign. It takes the handshape of the first letter of the English word ('R' for righteous) and combines it with the motion of a conceptually related sign (*clean* or *pure*) to show moral purity.
No, in ASL, this specific sign is reserved for the moral or religious meaning of *righteous*. To say something is 'righteous' in a slang sense, you would use signs like *cool*, *awesome*, or *perfect*.
