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hasid

Ha·sid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hah-sid; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-sid; Sephardic Hebrew khah-seed]
    • /ˈhɑ sɪd; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ sɪd; Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈsid/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hah-sid; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-sid; Sephardic Hebrew khah-seed]
    • /ˈhɑ sɪd; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ sɪd; Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈsid/

Definitions of hasid word

  • noun plural hasid a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy. Compare Mitnagged. 1
  • noun plural hasid an Assidean. 1
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Parts of speech for Hasid

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adjective
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hasid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • assidean

    a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.

  • chasid

    Hasid.

  • chassid

    a sect of Jewish mystics founded in Poland about 1750, characterized by religious zeal and a spirit of prayer, joy, and charity

  • hasidism

    the principles and practices of the Hasidim.

  • mitnagged

    a member of an Orthodox Jewish movement in central or eastern Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries that advocated an intellectual, legalistic approach to Judaism and opposed the emotional, mystical approach of the Hasidim. Compare Hasid (def 1).
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