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Definition of Chassid
1. Noun. A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism.
Group relationships: Chasidim, Chassidim, Hasidim, Hasidism, Hassidim
Generic synonyms: Orthodox Jew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chassid
Literary usage of Chassid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Era (1873)
"Strict obedience to the ordinances of the Zadik, which are presumed to be the
will of God, is the only standard by which every chassid has to regulate his ..."
2. Studies in Judaism: First Series by Solomon Schechter (1896)
"When a chassid travelled, he had no scruple in asking for lodging or entertainment
in the house of any chassid who could afford to give them. ..."
3. The Bookworm: An Illustrated Treasury of Old-time Literature (1890)
""(874) A certain chassid (pious man), who possessed many books, died. ...
A chassid who lends books to another of that ilk ought to tell him, ..."
4. St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians & to Philemon: A Revised Text with by Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1876)
"65. clause; 'The chassid must have no » Mishna ... Atleast, as he the proverb;
Every chassid says; Mine gives no reference, I suppose that he and thine ..."
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