zaddik
or tzad·dik
[ Sephardic Hebrew tsah-deek; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsah-dik ]
noun,plural zad·di·kim [Sephardic Hebrew tsah-dee-keem; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsah-dee-kim, -dik-im]. /Sephardic Hebrew tsɑ diˈkim; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsɑˈdi kɪm, -ˈdɪk ɪm/. Hebrew.
a person of outstanding virtue and piety.
the leader of a Hasidic group.
Origin of zaddik
1ṣaddīg, literally, “righteous”
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How to use zaddik in a sentence
Maimonides knew Joseph ibn zaddik favorably, but he was not familiar with the "Microcosm."
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikReward and punishment of the real kind, Ibn zaddik thinks, are not in this world but in the next.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikIn his discussion of the attributes Ibn zaddik offers little if anything that is new.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikWe must now review briefly the practical part of Ibn zaddik's philosophy as it is found in the fourth part of the "Microcosm."
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikSaadia and Ibn zaddik show clearly that they did not understand the precise meaning of the definition.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
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