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HASIDISM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews

Synonyms:

Chasidism; Chassidism; Hasidism; Hassidism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

Orthodox Judaism (beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hasidism"):

Chabad; Chabad Hasidism (a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement)

Sense 2

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 strictly

Synonyms:

Chasidim; Chassidim; Hasidim; Hasidism; Hassidim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Hasidism"):

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

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