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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 study
2. a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement
Familiarity information: CHABAD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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