CHASSID (chassidim)

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Irregular inflected form: chassidim   

• CHASSID (noun)
  The noun CHASSID has 1 sense:

1. a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism

  Familiarity information: CHASSID used as a noun is very rare.

• CHASSID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Chasid; Chassid; Hasid; Hassid

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

Orthodox Jew (Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law)

Holonyms ("Chassid" 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)