HASID


Meaning of HASID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also Cha·sid or Chas·sid ˈha-səd, ˈḵä-

( plural Ha·si·dim also Cha·si·dim or Chas·si·dim ˈha-sə-dəm, ḵä-ˈsē-)

Etymology: Hebrew ḥāsīdh 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-ˈsi-dik, hä-, ḵä- adjective

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