zaddik


zaddik

(zæˈdiːk) ,

tzadik

,

tsadik

or

tzaddiq

n1. (Judaism) a Hasidic Jewish spiritual leader2. (Judaism) a saintly or righteous person according to Jewish faith and practice

zad•dik

or tzad•dik

(ˈtsɑ dɪk; Heb. tsɑˈdik)

n., pl. zad•di•kim or tzad•di•kim (tsɑˈdɪk ɪm; Heb. tsɑ diˈkim) 1. a person of outstanding virtue and piety. 2. the leader of a Hasidic group. [1870–75; < Yiddish tsadik < Hebrew. ṣaddīq literally, righteous]