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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

哈西德派犹太人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hā xī dé pài yóu tài rén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chassid/ˈxɑː.sɪd/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位哈西德派信徒正在虔诚地祈祷。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An adherent of Hasidism, a Jewish mystical and pietistic movement founded in the 18th century by Baal Shem Tov.

    "The community gathered to celebrate the wedding with traditional Chassid music and dance."
  2. 2

    A remarkably pious or righteous person in Jewish tradition.

    "He was known in the community as a true chassid due to his immense dedication to charitable acts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew word 'ḥāsīd', meaning 'pious one', rooted in 'ḥesed' meaning 'kindness' or 'grace'. The term entered English via Yiddish and Hebrew transliteration in the context of Jewish religious history, specifically referring to adherents of the pietistic movements that emerged in medieval 12th-century Ashkenaz and 18th-century Eastern Europe.

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