1morally right or justifiable:feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions
(of a person) morally good; virtuous:he stood up for what he knew was right and died a righteous person (as plural noun the righteous)victory in battle was conferred on the righteous
2US informal, chiefly black English very good; excellent:righteous eggs, man!
correctly so called; genuine:he is righteous trash
