Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Jewish mystic movement founded in the 18th century in eastern Europe by Baal Shem Tov that reacted against Talmudic learning and maintained that God's presence was in all of one's surroundings and that one should serve God in one's every deed and word.
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- noun a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The family of slain Hasid Aryeh Leib Teitelbaum has informed the government that it would like the State not to intervene with his funeral.
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The family of slain Hasid Aryeh Leib Teitelbaum has informed the government that it would like the State not to intervene with his funeral.
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Only two women wore floor length skirts and only three men besides the Rabbi were wearing full Hasid garb.
Lily Blau: Fashion and Faith: God, Gucci, and What Happened Along the Way Lily Blau 2010
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Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi.
Holy Rollers Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg Deals Drugs and Drama | /Film 2010
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Only two women wore floor length skirts and only three men besides the Rabbi were wearing full Hasid garb.
Lily Blau: Fashion and Faith: God, Gucci, and What Happened Along the Way Lily Blau 2010
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Only two women wore floor length skirts and only three men besides the Rabbi were wearing full Hasid garb.
Lily Blau: Fashion and Faith: God, Gucci, and What Happened Along the Way Lily Blau 2010
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While I was taking in the sun in front of Avery Fisher Hall, a young Hasid approached me.
Bernard Starr: A Jewish King And Queen Of England? It's Possible Bernard Starr 2011
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Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community, is following the path his family has chosen with a pending arranged marriage and becoming a Rabbi.
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While I was taking in the sun in front of Avery Fisher Hall, a young Hasid approached me.
Bernard Starr: A Jewish King And Queen Of England? It's Possible Bernard Starr 2011
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Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community, is following the path his family has chosen with a pending arranged marriage and becoming a Rabbi.
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