Chasidic
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9.6
- adjective
- /hɑːˈsɪdɪk/
- On a different Facebook page, a graphically depicted young man walks down the street with a long butcher knife in one hand toward two Jews in Chasidic clothes who are standing at a bus stop.
Examples
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"I also watched a series of documentaries about Chasidic culture," says Linshaw, who is dedicating this performance both to the memory of his father and to the late Rabbi Emil Hager.
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Daniel Saunders is the son of a Chasidic rabbi.
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But when Israel became a reality, Chabad made the decision to actively engage in Israeli society, while many other Chasidic sects opted to distance themselves.
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And the Chasidic communities continue to preserve, as best they can, the lost world of pre-war Eastern European Jewry, and they remain as mysterious today to many American Jews and non-Jews as they were fifty years ago.
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Many Chasidic Jews follow traditional customs that have been passed down for generations.
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The Chasidic community organizes weekly gatherings to celebrate their rich heritage.
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In Chasidic philosophy, devotion and joy in worship are central to their beliefs.
Synonyms
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9.4
A person or community of Jews who follow strict religious rules
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9.9
Of a Jewish group that follows traditional practices and strong religious beliefs
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9.3
Relating to a Jewish religious group called the Hasidim
Surface Forms
Morphology
Chasidic = Chasid (transparent) = Chasid + ic
Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' from the noun 'Chasid' meaning a Hasidic member, so the adjective straightforwardly means 'relating to Chasidim'.
Etymology
Chasidic comes from the Hebrew word hasid, which means 'pious' or 'very religious', and it came into English through Yiddish as the name for the group Hasidim. So Chasidic describes things that belong to that group, such as their beliefs, customs, and traditional clothing.