NOUN | group | Hasidism, Hasidim, Hassidim, Chasidim, Chassidim | a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century |
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cognition | Hasidism, Hassidism, Chasidism, Chassidism | beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | Hasidim, Hassidim, Chasidim, Chassidim | |
Members | Hasid, Hassid, Chasid, Chassid | A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism |
Broader | Orthodox Judaism, Jewish Orthodoxy | Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud |
Meaning | beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews. | |
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Synonyms | Hassidism, Chasidism, Chassidism | |
Narrower | Chabad, Chabad Hasidism | A form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule |
Broader | Orthodox Judaism | beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law |
Adjectives | Hasidic | of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices |
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