CHASSIDIM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chassidim mean? 

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

1. 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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHASSIDIM (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Chasidim; Chassidim; Hasidim; Hasidism; Hassidim

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)