ZADDIK


Meaning of ZADDIK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or tzad·dik ˈtsä-dik

( plural zad·dik·im or tzad·dik·im tsä-ˈdi-kəm)

Etymology: Yiddish tsadek, from Hebrew ṣaddīq just, righteous

Date: 1873

1. : a righteous and saintly person by Jewish religious standards

2. : the spiritual leader of a modern Hasidic community

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.