hasid | (n) a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism, Syn. Hassid, Chasid, Chassid |
hasidic | (adj) of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices, Syn. Chasidic, Chassidic, Hassidic |
hasidim | (n) 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. Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim |
hasidism | (n) beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews, Syn. Chassidism, Chasidism, Hassidism |