Hasid

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Etymology

From Hebrew חָסִיד (khasid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑːsɪd/, /ˈhɑːsɪd/

Noun

Hasid (plural Hasids or Hasidim)

  2. (Judaism) A follower of Hasidism.
    • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 400:
      At Mulberry Central he got off and asked two passing Hasidim for directions to the progressive synagogue.

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