ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hasidism — /has i diz euhm, hah si /, n. Judaism. the principles and practices of the Hasidim. Also, Hassidism, Chasidism, Chassidism. [HASID + ISM] * * * Pietistic and mystical movement in Judaism that originated in 18th century Poland. It was a reaction… … Universalium
HASIDISM — Hebrew term for PIETY or the pious. In the eighteenth century it became associated with an Eastern European JEWISH sect founded by RABBI ISRAEL ben Eliezer. It reacted against what it saw as the arid interpretation of the TALMUD by RABBIS and… … Concise dictionary of Religion
Hasidism — noun 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, ↑Chasidim, ↑Chassidim • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Hasidism — noun Date: 1893 1. the practices and beliefs of the Hasidim 2. the Hasidic movement … New Collegiate Dictionary
hasidism — n. principles and practices of the mystical Jewish sect founded in 18th century Poland by Baal Shem Tov … English contemporary dictionary
Hasidism — [ hasɪˌdɪz(ə)m] (also Chasidism, Chassidism, or Hassidism) noun a mystical Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century, represented today by fundamentalist communities in Israel and New York … English new terms dictionary
hasidism — has·i·dism … English syllables
Neo-Hasidism — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism … Wikipedia
Chabad Hasidism — noun a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement • Syn: ↑Chabad • Hypernyms: ↑Hasidism, ↑Hassidism, ↑Chasidism, ↑Chassidism … Useful english dictionary