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Hasid
or Has·sid also Chas·sid (ᴋʜäˈsĭd, ᴋʜôˈ-, häˈ-)
noun pl. Ha·si·dim or Has·si·dim also Chas·si·dim (ᴋʜä-sēˈdĭm, ᴋʜô-, hä-) A member of a Jewish mystic movement founded in the 18th century in eastern Europe by Baal Shem Tov that reacted against Talmudic learning and maintained that God's presence was in all of one's surroundings and that one should serve God in one's every deed and word.
Related Forms:
- Ha·siˈdic adjective
- Ha·siˈdism noun
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