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Noun: Hasidim
  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
    - Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim

Type of: Jewish Orthodoxy, Orthodox Judaism

Encyclopedia: Hasidim