Chassid
or Cha·sid
[ khah-sid, hah-; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-sid; Sephardic Hebrew khah-seed ]
/ ˈxɑ sɪd, ˈhɑ-; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ sɪd; Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈsid /
noun, plural Chas·sid·im [khah-sid-im, hah-; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-see-dim; Sephardic Hebrew khah-see-deem] /xɑˈsɪd ɪm, hɑ-; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɔˈsi dɪm; Sephardic Hebrew xɑ siˈdim/. Judaism.
OTHER WORDS FROM Chassid
Chas·sid·ic [hah-sid-ik, huh-] /hɑˈsɪd ɪk, hə-/, adjective Chas·sid·ism, nounDefinition for chassid (2 of 2)
Chasid
or Chas·sid
[ khah-sid, hah-; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-sid; Sephardic Hebrew khah-seed ]
/ ˈxɑ sɪd, ˈhɑ-; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ sɪd; Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈsid /
noun, plural Cha·sid·im [khah-sid-im, hah-; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-see-dim; Sephardic Hebrew khah-see-deem] /xɑˈsɪd ɪm, hɑ-; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɔˈsi dɪm; Sephardic Hebrew xɑ siˈdim/. Judaism.
OTHER WORDS FROM Chasid
Cha·sid·ic [khah-sid-ik, hah-] /xɑˈsɪd ɪk, hɑ-/, adjective Cha·sid·ism, nounExample sentences from the Web for chassid
My late grandfather, Reb Zalman Serebryanski, would repeat the time-worn adage “a Chassid is a soldat (soldier).”
Do you forget what the Chassid said of the man who foreknew in his lifetime that for him there was to be no heaven?
Dreamers of the Ghetto |I. ZangwillHence the proverb, "A Chassid says, 'Mine and thine belong to thee'" (not to me).
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
British Dictionary definitions for chassid
Chassid
Chasid, Hassid or Hasid
/ (ˈhæsɪd, Hebrew xəˈsid) /
noun plural Chassidim, Chasidim, Hassidim or Hasidim (ˈhæsɪˌdiːm, -dɪm, Hebrew xasɪˈdim)
a sect of Jewish mystics founded in Poland about 1750, characterized by religious zeal and a spirit of prayer, joy, and charity
a Jewish sect of the 2nd century bc, formed to combat Hellenistic influences