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Chassidus

Chassidus is the alternative form of Chassidut.

Meaning of Chassidut

Noun

Chassidut (uncountable)

  1. Hasidism; Hasidic philosophy, Hasidic thought
    • Let us take a moment to understand the significance of Shushan Purim according to Chasidus.1997 February 10, “Sermon on Parshat Tetzave”, in Living With Moshiach
  2. The philosophy or beliefs of a specific branch of Hasidism
    • As R' Meir said, you can eat the fruit and throw away the rind. Not everything in Chabad hassidut is necessarily passuled by the recent craziness.2004 November 23, Lisa, “The Fight Over The Cornerstone”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
  3. Piousness
    • The Geonim report that the Amora Rav practiced the ten measures of ḥassidut following his teacher Rabbi Yehudah Hanasi. Here is the tenth measure according to the version found in Sha'arei Teshuvah, No. 178.2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 5

Questions about Chassidus

What is Chassidus the alternative form of?
Chassidus is the alternative form of Chassidut.

Words near Chassidus in the dictionary

  1. Chassidic
  2. Chassidim
  3. Chassidish
  4. Chassidism
  5. Chassids
  6. Chassidus
  7. Chassidut
  8. Chassidy
  9. chassignite
  10. chassignites
  11. Chassin

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