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CHASSIDIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices
Synonyms:
Chasidic; Chassidic; Hasidic; Hassidic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Chassidim (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)
Chassidism (beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews)