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CHASSIDIM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
Synonyms:
Chasidim; Chassidim; Hasidim; Hasidism; Hassidim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Chassidim" is a kind of...):
Jewish Orthodoxy; Orthodox Judaism (Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud)
Meronyms (members of "Chassidim"):
Chasid; Chassid; Hasid; Hassid (a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism)
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