noun
or tzad·dik or tsad·dik also za·dik or tza·dik or tsa·dik ˈtsädik
( plural zad·dik·im or tzad·dik·im or tsad·dik·im also za·dik·im or tza·dik·im or tsa·dik·im tsäˈdikə̇m, tsäˌdēˈkēm)
Etymology: Hebrew ṣaddīq just, righteous
1. : a righteous and saintly person
2. : the spiritual leader of a modern Hasidic community — compare rebbe