Hasid

[hah-sid; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-sid; Sephardic Hebrew khah-seed]

noun, plural Ha·sid·im [hah-sid-im, huh-; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-see-dim; Sephardic Hebrew khah-see-deem] /hɑˈsɪd ɪm, hə-; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɔˈsi dɪm; Sephardic Hebrew xɑ siˈdim/. Judaism.

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.Compare Mitnagged.

an Assidean.

Also Hassid, Chasid, Chassid.

Origin of Hasid

From the Hebrew word ḥāsīd pious (person)

Related formsHa·sid·ic

[hah-sid-ik, huh-] /hɑˈsɪd ɪk, hə-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hasidim

In a matter of minutes, all the Hasidim and peasants were dancing furiously with one another.
How To Take Purim Seriously|Shaul Magid|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
While Hasidim take care of their own, they also get taxpayers to take care of them.
Welfare Reform? Not For The Orthodox|Raphael Magarik|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Today, the biggest problem for the Hasidim is a bunch of “trustafarian” poseurs on bicycles.
The Great New York City Bicycle Wars|Tunku Varadarajan|December 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But what of the “religious hazard” of which the Hasidim speak?
The Great New York City Bicycle Wars|Tunku Varadarajan|December 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Tunku Varadarajan weighs the arguments of the “trustafarian” poseurs on bicycles and the arguably overdressed Hasidim.
The Great New York City Bicycle Wars|Tunku Varadarajan|December 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The most characteristic trait of the Hasidim, however, was their boundless veneration of the "holy" Tzaddiks.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow
From Vilna the signal was given for a new campaign against the Hasidim.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow
In many towns of Lithuania the Hasidim became the object of persecution.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow
The opponents of the Hasidim called themselves Mithnagdim, "Protestants," and persecuted them everywhere as dangerous schismatics.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow
This was especially true among the Hasidim, the sect of enthusiasts who set religious exaltation above rabbinical lore.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin

Word Origin and History for hasidim

Hasidim

also Chasidim, 1812, adherents of a conservative Jewish religious movement founded 1750 by Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer Baal Shem Tobh, from Hebrew hasidhim, literally "pious ones," plural of hasidh "kind, pious." Earlier used in Hebrew of adherents of an anti-Hellenistic faction during the time of the Maccabean Wars.

Culture definitions for hasidim

Hasidim

[(khah-see-dim, hah-see-dim)]

Jews (see also Jews) who observe a form of strict Orthodox Judaism. They generally wear severely plain black and white clothes, and the men, following the requirements of Mosaic law, leave parts of their hair and whiskers untrimmed.