Definition of Hassid

1. Noun. A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism.

Exact synonyms: Chasid, Chassid, Hasid
Group relationships: Chasidim, Chassidim, Hasidim, Hasidism, Hassidim
Generic synonyms: Orthodox Jew

Definition of Hassid

1. Noun. A member of a Hassidic movement in Jewish history. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hassid

Hasidism
Haskell
Haslemere
Hasner
Hasner's fold
Hasner's valve
Hastinapura
Hastings
Hatch Slack Kortshak pathway
Hatchek
Hatchky
Hathaway
Hathor
Hatiora

Literary usage of Hassid

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

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"11. Wright, JT, Jr., Corder, CN, and Taylor, R., Biochem. Pharmacol. 25, 1669 (1976). 12. hassid, A., and Levine, L., Prostaglandins 13, 503 (1977). ..."

2. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph S. Fruton (1990)
"I2< For Franz Fischer, see Pichler (1967); for Hermann OL Fischer, see Sowden (1962), Stanley and hassid (1969) and Lichtenthaler (1987); for Harries, ..."

3. The Jews of Russia and Poland: A Bird's-eye View of Their History and Culture by Israel Friedlaender (1915)
"... so that down to our own days the hassidic scholar and the scholarly hassid is a characteristic Jewish type of that section of Polish Jewry. ..."

4. Post-Biblical History of the Jews: From the Close of the Old Testament by Morris Jacob Raphall (1856)
"Jose ben Joe'zer was of the lineage of Aaron, distinguished in the priesthood as a hassid, and as such holding a prominent rank among the champions of ..."

5. A History of the Jews in Modern Times by Max Raisin (1919)
"... himself followed his teachings to their logical conclusion, and the one-time hassid, Talmudist and Hebrew writer, converted to Christianity in 1885. ..."

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