Mitnagged

 [Eng., Ashk. Heb. mis-nah-gid; Seph. Heb. meet-nah-ged]  

Mit·nag·ged

   [Eng., Ashk. Heb. mis-nah-gid; Seph. Heb. meet-nah-ged]
noun, plural Mit·nag·ge·dim  [Eng., Ashk. Heb. mis-nahg-dim; Seph. Heb. meet-nahg-deem] . Judaism.
a member of an Orthodox Jewish movement in central or eastern Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries that advocated an intellectual, legalistic approach to Judaism and opposed the emotional, mystical approach of the Hasidim. Compare Hasid (def. 1).
Origin:
1900–05; < Medieval Hebrew mithnaggēdh, Yiddish misnaged < Hebrew mithnaggēdh opposing, opponent
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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