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Noun: Chassidim
  1. 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
    - Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim

See also: Chassidic

Type of: Jewish Orthodoxy, Orthodox Judaism

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