Definition of zaddik
zaddikim
play ortzaddikim
\tsä-ˈdi-kəm\1 : a righteous and saintly person by Jewish religious standards
2 : the spiritual leader of a modern Hasidic community
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Origin and Etymology of zaddik
Yiddish tsadek, from Hebrew ṣaddīq just, righteous
First Known Use: 1873
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