Saintly and The Righteous
The abbreviation “זי״ע/zy"a” stands for "zekhuto yagen `aleinu/May his merit shield us," and often follows the mention of meritorious righteous ones. A variant is “זיע״א/zya"a” which adds "Amen" at the end.
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Famous quotes containing the words saintly and, saintly and/or righteous:
“Even if it were proven that God didn’t exist, Religion would still be Saintly and Divine.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
“Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!
Let the bell toll!—a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river;
And, Guy De Vere, hast thou no tear?—weep now or never more!
See! on yon drear and rigid bier low lies thy love, Lenore!”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
“The gods behold all righteous actions.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)