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    CHASSIDIM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 strictlyplay

    Synonyms:

    Chasidim; Chassidim; Hasidim; Hasidism; Hassidim

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("Chassidim" is a kind of...):

    Jewish Orthodoxy; Orthodox Judaism (Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud)

    Meronyms (members of "Chassidim"):

    Chasid; Chassid; Hasid; Hassid (a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism)

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