HASSIDISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews

Synonyms:

Chasidism; Chassidism; Hasidism; Hassidism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Hassidism" 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 "Hassidism"):

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

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