- a variation of Chasid.
Chassid
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Chassidim
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a sect of Jewish mystics founded in Poland about 1750, characterized by religious zeal and a spirit of prayer, joy, and charity
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a Jewish sect of the 2nd century bc , formed to combat Hellenistic influences
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"To-morrow you shall speak with her, and no man shall know," said the oldest Chassid.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
"Through the sons, of course," said the young Chassid.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
If a Chassid goes astray, what does he become?
From The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various
Do you forget what the Chassid said of the man who foreknew in his lifetime that for him there was to be no heaven?
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
Chayyim Malach, Judah Chassid, and other Galician mystics, in the second decade of the eighteenth century brought down upon themselves a rabbinical decree of excommunication.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)
In the synagogues of the Chassidim, jumping is preferred to lifting up the heels.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
Emden opposed Eibeschütz, the Polish Sabbatians and Frankists were fought to the death, the Wilna Gaon organized a campaign against the Chassidim.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)
"But there are no Chassidim in our place," said I, trembling myself, half with excitement, half with sympathetic terror.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
And more especially as their title, according to Dr. Ginsburg, had been changed before from Chassidim to Essenes.
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Graves, Kersey
"The whole company of Chassidim broke some plates."—A betrothal custom.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
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