Hasid
Americannoun
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a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
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an Assidean.
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Etymology
Origin of Hasid
From the Hebrew word ḥāsīd “pious (person)”
Example Sentences
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Many of the bodies go from the military base to a Zaka-run centre in Tel Aviv, where on Thursday volunteer Israel Hasid was painstakingly preparing to receive them.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023
Today, Bushwick is, in fact, a place where a Vice journalist, a drag artist and a lapsed Hasid might all cross paths, but that’s a recent development.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2020
But by the time F. Vizel, a Satmar Hasid, learned that the public library existed at the age of 20, she’d already made a far more critical discovery.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2012
At a movie screening after-party, one former Hasid who still dresses the part expressed concern with what kind of Hasidim the guys in the film were.
From Salon • May 27, 2010
If he was a Hasid, he had exchanged his fur shtreimel for a deerstalker cap and traded in his somber frock coat for a green Norfolk jacket.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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