'Zaddik' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'tzaddik'. The word entered the English language some time around 1873.
zaddik [noun] [1873]
- a righteous and saintly person by Jewish religious standards
- the spiritual leader of a modern Hasidic community
See 'zaddik' on the Loan Words Map
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Etymology: Yiddish 'tsadek' from Hebrew 'ṣaddīq' just, righteous
See more loan words from 1800s.
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