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Definition of Hasidism

1. Noun. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hasidism

Literary usage of Hasidism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1920)
"... I 381 f Messianism preached among Jews of, I 208 Hasidim penetrates into, 1 230 S, 237 type of Hasidism in, I 232 f rabbis of, oppose Hasidism, II 233, ..."

2. The Messiah Idea in Jewish History by Julius Hillel Greenstone (1906)
"... Opposition to the Talmud— Modern Hasidism—Resume of the Influence of the Kabbalah. Like almost every other matter of human interest in Europe, ..."

3. The Evolution of Modern Hebrew Literature, 1850-1912 by Abraham Solomon Waldstein (1916)
"Another important feature of contemporary Hebrew literature is its favorable attitude towards Hasidism. This is not due merely to religious tolerance, ..."

4. Year Book of the Central Conference of American Rabbis by Central Conference of American Rabbis (1920)
"He discarded all that was unsightly, absorbing, however, that which was commendable in Hasidism. It was in this Hasidic environment that he acquired that ..."

5. Selected Essays by Aḥad Haʻam (1912)
"The birth and development of Hasidism in modern times followed similar lines. First there was a new positive system: the need for spiritual exaltation and ..."

6. Parody in Jewish Literature by Israel Davidson (1907)
"He knows nothing of Cabala in which Hasidism had its origin. On reading a few pages from Praises of the Besht, he naively asks one of the ..."

7. Annual Convention by Central Conference of American Rabbis (1916)
"Another exception seems to be justified in the case of Isaac XX Even, of New York, whose brilliant essays on Hasidism, published in the Yiddish press, ..."

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