Hasid

One entry found for Hasid.

Main Entry: Ha·sid
Variant(s): also Cha·sid or Chas·sid /'ha-s&d, '[k]ä-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural Ha·si·dim also Cha·si·dim or Chas·si·dim /'ha-s&-d&m, [k]ä-'sE-/
Etymology: Hebrew hAsIdh pious
1 : a member of a Jewish sect of the second century B.C. opposed to Hellenism and devoted to the strict observance of the ritual law
2 also Has·sid : a member of a Jewish mystical sect founded in Poland about 1750 in opposition to rationalism and ritual laxity
- Ha·sid·ic also Has·sid·ic or Cha·sid·ic or Chas·sid·ic /ha-'si-dik, hä-, [k]ä-/ adjective