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CHASIDISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
Synonyms:
Chasidism; Chassidism; Hasidism; Hassidism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Chasidism" is a kind of...):
Orthodox Judaism (beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Chasidism"):
Chabad; Chabad Hasidism (a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement)