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Lubavitcher definition

Lu·ba·vitcher (lo̵̅o̅ bäv′ə c̸hər, lo̵̅o̅′bə vic̸h′ər)

noun

a member of a Hasidic group (Lubavitch) that emphasizes outreach services directed at nonobservant and unaffiliated Jews

Etymology: from Lubavitch, town in Belorussia where the group's headquarters was moved in 1820

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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