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HASID
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Irregular inflected form: hasidim
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
Synonyms:
Chasid; Chassid; Hasid; Hassid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hasid" is a kind of...):
Orthodox Jew (Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law)
Holonyms ("Hasid" is a member of...):
Chasidim; Chassidim; Hasidim; Hasidism; Hassidim (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)
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