Main Entry: Ha·sid

Variant(s): also Cha·sid or Chas·sid \ˈha-səd, ˈḵä-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Ha·si·dim also Cha·si·dim or Chas·si·dim \ˈha-sə-dəm, ḵä-ˈsē-\

Etymology: Hebrew ḥāsīdh pious

Date: 1812

1 : a member of a Jewish sect of the second century b.c. opposed to Hellenism and devoted to the strict observance of the ritual law
2also Has·sid : a member of a Jewish mystical sect founded in Poland about 1750 in opposition to rationalism and ritual laxity

— Ha·sid·ic also Has·sid·ic or Cha·sid·ic or Chas·sid·ic \ha-ˈsi-dik, hä-, ḵä-\ adjective