hasid

Noun

Ha=sid

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hasid(n = noun.person) chasid, chassid, hassid - a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism;

is a member of chasidim, chassidim, hasidim, hasidism, hassidim

is a kind of orthodox jew

hasid, (pl. Hasidim) a member of any of several mystical Jewish sects esp. one founded in the 18th c.

Derivative

Hasidic adj.

Etymology

Heb. has{icirc}d pious