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Has·i·dism 
[has-i-diz-uhm, hah-si-] Pronunciation Key
[has-i-diz-uhm, hah-si-] Pronunciation Key –noun Judaism.
| the principles and practices of the Hasidim. |
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| Ha·sid or Has·sid also Chas·sid
(KHä'sĭd, KHô'-, hä'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Ha·si·dim or Has·si·dim also Chas·si·dim (KHä-sē'dĭm, KHô-, hä-) A member of a Jewish mystic movement founded in the 18th century in eastern Europe by Baal Shem Tov that reacted against Talmudic learning and maintained that God's presence was in all of one's surroundings and that one should serve God in one's every deed and word. [From Hebrew ḥāsîd, pious, from ḥāsad, to be kind; see ḥsd in Semitic roots.] Ha·si'dic adj., Ha·si'dism n. |
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| hasidism | |
noun | |
| 1. | a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly [syn: Hasidim] |
| 2. | beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews |
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