hasidism

Noun

• beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Hasidism , Hassidism , Chasidism , Chassidism , Hasidim , Hassidim , Chasidim , Chassidim