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Hasid
Ha·sid / khäˈsēd; ˈkhäsid; ˈhäsid/ (also Cha·sid, Chas·sid, or Has·sid) • n. (pl. Ha·si·dim / ˌkhäsēˈdēm; häˈsēdim/ ) 1. a member of a strictly orthodox Jewish sect in Palestine in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc that opposed Hellenizing influences on their faith and supported the Maccabean revolt. 2. an adherent of Hasidism. DERIVATIVES: Ha·sid·ic / khäˈsedik; häsēdik/ adj. |
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"Hasid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hasid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hasid.html "Hasid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hasid.html |
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Hasid
Hasid a member of a strictly orthodox Jewish sect in Palestine in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc which opposed Hellenizing influences on their faith and supported the Maccabean revolt. The name comes from Hebrew ḥāsīḏ ‘pious’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Hasid." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Hasid." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Hasid.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Hasid." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Hasid.html |
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Hasid
•arid, married
•Alfred • Manfred • acrid • Astrid
•serried, unburied, viverrid
•varied • sacred • hatred • mirid
•Mildred • kindred • Wilfred • Ingrid
•Winifred • hybrid
•florid, forehead, horrid, torrid
•storied • Mordred • putrid
•hurried, unworried
•unwearied • lurid • ascarid
•unsalaried • liveried
•Abbasid, acid, antacid, flaccid, Hasid, placid
•alcid
•rancid, unfancied
•deuced, lucid, pellucid, Seleucid
•cussed • cursed
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"Hasid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hasid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Hasid.html "Hasid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Hasid.html |
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