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Chassidim

noun

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

• Syn: ↑Hasidim, ↑Hassidim, ↑Hasidism, ↑Chasidim

• Hypernyms: ↑Orthodox Judaism, ↑Jewish Orthodoxy

• Member Meronyms: ↑Hasid, ↑Hassid, ↑Chasid, ↑Chassid

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Chassid, Chassidic, Chassidim

see Chasid.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.