Search Result for "hasidism":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly;
[syn: Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim]
2. beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews;
[syn: Hasidism, Hassidism, Chasidism, Chassidism]
