Chassid
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noun
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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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"Through the sons, of course," said the young Chassid.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
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
If a Chassid goes astray, what does he become?
From The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various
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
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