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CHABAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chabad mean? 

CHABAD (noun)
  The noun CHABAD has 2 senses:

1. a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious studyplay

2. a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movementplay

  Familiarity information: CHABAD used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHABAD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Chabad; Chabad-Lubavitch; Lubavitch; Lubavitch movement

Hypernyms ("Chabad" is a kind of...):

religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)

Meronyms (members of "Chabad"):

Lubavitcher (a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Chabad; Chabad Hasidism

Hypernyms ("Chabad" is a kind of...):

Chasidism; Chassidism; Hasidism; Hassidism (beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews)


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