Hasidic
Hasidic adjective: of or pertaining to Hasidic Judaism; being a Hasid.
Adjective
Hasidic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Hasidic Judaism; being a Hasid.
- Next, R. Moskowitz brings us to the Slonimer Rebbe, a late 20th century Hasidic rabbi, who taught that the evil of Esav was that very sense of completion, the self-perception that he had no need for growth or further transformation.2019 September 10, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2020
- About 30 miles away, the rural Sullivan County village of Bloomingburg also has a notable Hasidic Jewish community, but it is not very big, nor considered to have the explosive growth associated with Kiryas Joel, Gestetner said.2025 June 6, Lana Bellamy, “Orthodox communities see surge in population”, in Times Union, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2025
Noun
Hasidic (plural Hasidics)
- Synonym of Hasid.
- [Marc] Chagall’s parents were Hasidics, members of a group of Jewish mystics.1980 December 4, Andy Christian, “‘Visions fugitives’”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Mass.: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2015
- He [Yankel Rosenbaum] was the second person to die violently in the Crown Heights district of Brooklyn in less than 12 hours. The first was a 7-year-old black child by the name of Gavin Cato, knocked down at 4.30pm the previous day by a speeding car driven by a Hasidic who, it was said, had then...1993 April 17, The Guardian Weekend, London, →OCLC, page 23, column 1
- Synonyms:
- Hasid
Synonyms of Hasidic
Forms of Hasidic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Hassidic |
| alternative form | Chasidic |
| alternative form | Chassidic |
| alternative form | Hasidish |
| alternative form | Hassidish |
| alternative form | Chasidish |
| alternative form | Chassidish |
| alternative form | chasidish |
| alternative form | chassidish |
| Noun | |
| plural | Hasidics |
Origin of Hasidic
From Hasid + -ic.
Questions about Hasidic
- What does Hasidic mean?
- Hasidic means of or pertaining to Hasidic Judaism; being a Hasid.
- What part of speech is Hasidic?
- Hasidic can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near Hasidic in the dictionary
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