# Righteous Among the Nations

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Title given to a gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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