Definitions for zaddikˈtsɑ dɪk; Heb. tsɑˈdik; tsɑˈdɪk ɪm; Heb. tsɑ diˈkim
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
zad•dikˈtsɑ dɪk; Heb. tsɑˈdik; tsɑˈdɪk ɪm; Heb. tsɑ diˈkim(n.)(pl.)zad•di•kim or tzad•di•kim
or tzad•dik
a person of outstanding virtue and piety.
Category: Judaism
the leader of a Hasidic group.
Category: Judaism
Origin of zaddik:
1870–75; < Yiddish tsadik < Heb. ṣaddīq lit., righteous
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