Hasidism

noun

Ha·​si·​dism ˈha-sə-ˌdi-zəm 

ˈhä-, 

ˈḵä-

1

: the practices and beliefs of the Hasidim

2

: the Hasidic movement

Examples of Hasidism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His many books include studies of Lurianic Kabbalah and Hasidism, as well as a biography of the late far-right radical rabbi Meir Kahane. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025

She was born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, and left Russia with many other adherents of Hasidism on the famous escape trains to Poland. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025

Five years in the works, Becoming Eve is an adaptation of a memoir of the same name by Abby Chava Stein, a transgender Rabbi and descendant of the founder of Hasidism, the Baal Shem Tov. — Leah Abrams, Them., 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1