Variant: also Cha · sid or Chas · sid
Pronunciation: ' ha-s ə d, ' k ̱ ä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Ha · si · dim also Cha · si · dim or Chas · si · dim \ ' ha-s ə -d ə m, k ̱ ä- ' s ē - \
Etymology: Hebrew ḥ ā s ī dh pious
Date: 1812
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