zaddik
or tzad·dik
[Sephardic Hebrew tsah-deek; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsah-dik]
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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
ṣaddīg literally, righteous
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Historical Examples of zaddik
But the greatest abuse has come from the doctrine of the Zaddik.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
All and everything that the Zaddik does and thinks has a decided influence upon the382 upper and lower worlds.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
The Deity reveals Himself especially in the acts of the Zaddik; even his most trifling deeds are to be considered important.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
The Zaddik was also to bear himself proudly towards men; all this was "for the glory of God."
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
Whoever desired to enter upon a hazardous transaction consulted the Zaddik as an oracle, and had to pay for his counsel.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)Heinrich Graetz