Chassid

American  

[khah-sid, hah-, khaw-sid, khah-seed] / ˈxɑ sɪd, ˈhɑ-, ˈxɔ sɪd, xɑˈsid /

Or Chasid

noun

Judaism.

plural

Chassidim

1. Hasid.

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Chassid British  

/ xəˈsid, həˈsɪdɪk, ˈhæsɪd /

noun

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

2. a Jewish sect of the 2nd century _bc , formed to combat Hellenistic influences

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Other Word Forms

• Chassidic adjective
• Chassidism noun

Example Sentences

The goitred Chassid opened his lips and added, "If not now, when? as Hillel asked."

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

Wrongly attributed to a single writer, Judah Chassid, the "Book of the Pious" was really the combined product of the Jewish spirit in the thirteenth century.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

"To-morrow you shall speak with her, and no man shall know," said the oldest Chassid.

From Ghetto Tragedies 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)

If a Chassid goes astray, what does he become?

From The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various