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zaddik



zad·dik [ ˈtsä-dik]



zaddik   
noun
[ˈtsä-dik]
variants: or tzaddik

Definition of zaddik

1 : a righteous and saintly person by Jewish religious standards
2 : the spiritual leader of a modern Hasidic community



First Known Use of zaddik

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1



History and Etymology for zaddik

Yiddish tsadek, from Hebrew ṣaddīq just, righteous



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