Righteous Among the Nations

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English

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Etymology

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Translation of Hebrew חסיד אומות העולם / חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám, literally righteous [one] of the nations of the world).

Adjective

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Righteous Among the Nations (not comparable)

  1. (State of Israel) Title given to a non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.

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Noun

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Righteous Among the Nations (plural Righteous Among the Nations)

  1. (State of Israel) A non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.