tzaddik
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 7
/ˈtsɑː.diːk/
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/ˈtsɑː.diːk/ · /ˈtsɑː.dək/ · /ˈsɑː.dək/
Definition of tzaddik
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Judaism)A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader.
“For in dreams one thinks with the eyes and the ears; speech has no nouns, just verbs; only in dreams is every person a zaddik, never a murderer….”
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noun
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(Judaism)A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader.
“For in dreams one thinks with the eyes and the ears; speech has no nouns, just verbs; only in dreams is every person a zaddik, never a murderer….”
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of tsade (“Semitic letter”).
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Etymology
From Hebrew צַדִּיק (tsadík, “righteous person”). Many pronunciations have come under the influence of Yiddish צדיק (tsadek).
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