Has|i|dim «HAS ih dihm, HAH sih-; khah SEE-», noun, plural of Has|id «HAS ihd, HAH sihd; khah SEED».
1. the members of a Jewish sect founded in the 1700's in Poland. The Hasidim believe in mysticism and emphasize religious piety and devotion over formal learning.
2. the members of a Jewish sect founded near the time of Judas Maccabaeus in the 200's B.C., Also, Chassidim.
╂[< Hebrew hasidim pious ones]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.