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zaddik ZAW-dik noun a Jewish saint; a righteous person 1909The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) At that moment the Hasidim with their Oriental fatalism, and their worship of the Zaddik ('Saint'), whom they revered as a wonder-worker, appeared upon the scene and won the Jews of a large part of Poland to their standard.1996Servant of the BonesAnd Gregory became a madman. And his brother a holy man, a saint, zaddik.Labels: Anne Rice, Nahum Slouschz
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