Hasid

Ha sid |KHäˈsēd, ˈKHäsid, ˈhäsid ˈhæsəd |(also Chasid, Chassid, or Hassid ) ▶noun ( pl. Hasidim |ˌKHäsēˈdēm, häˈsēdim | ) 1 a member of a strictly orthodox Jewish sect in Palestine in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc that opposed Hellenizing influences on their faith and supported the Maccabean revolt. 2 an adherent of Hasidism. DERIVATIVES Ha sid ic |KHäˈsedik, häsēdik |adjective ORIGIN from Hebrew ḥāsīd ‘pious. ’

Hasidism

Has i dism |ˈhasiˌdizəm ˈhæsəˌdɪzəm |(also Chasidism, Chassidism, or Hassidism ) ▶noun an influential mystical Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century in reaction to the rigid academicism of rabbinical Judaism. The movement declined sharply in the 19th century, but fundamentalist communities developed from it, and Hasidism is still a force in Jewish life, particularly in Israel and New York.

Hasid

Hasid |ˈhasɪd |(also Chasid, Chassid, or Hassid ) ▶noun ( pl. Hasidim ) 1 a member of a strictly orthodox Jewish sect in Palestine in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc which opposed Hellenizing influences on their faith and supported the Maccabean revolt. 2 an adherent of Hasidism. DERIVATIVES Hasidic |-ˈsɪdɪk |adjective ORIGIN from Hebrew ḥāsīḏ ‘pious ’.

Hasidism

Hasidism |ˈhasɪˌdɪz (ə )m |(also Chasidism, Chassidism, or Hassidism ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mystical Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century in reaction to the rigid academicism of rabbinical Judaism. The movement declined sharply in the 19th century, but fundamentalist communities developed from it, and Hasidism is still influential in Jewish life, particularly in Israel and New York.