Hasid

[ hah-sid; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-sid; Sephardic Hebrew khah-seed ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural Ha·sid·im [hah-, sid, -im, h, uh, -, kh, aw-, see, -dim, kh, ah-see-, deem].

1. a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy. Compare Mitnagged.
2. an Assidean.

Other Words From

• Ha·sid·ic [hah-, sid, -ik, h, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hasid¹

From the Hebrew word ḥāsīd “pious (person)”

Example Sentences

Many of the bodies go from the military base to a Zaka-run centre in Tel Aviv, where on Thursday volunteer Israel Hasid was painstakingly preparing to receive them.

From BBC

If he was a Hasid, he had exchanged his fur shtreimel for a deerstalker cap and traded in his somber frock coat for a green Norfolk jacket.

From Literature

The average Hasid comes into contact with hundreds of people daily and shutdowns bring up dark memories for descendants of Holocaust survivors.

From Washington Post

Today, Bushwick is, in fact, a place where a Vice journalist, a drag artist and a lapsed Hasid might all cross paths, but that’s a recent development.

From New York Times

“I must be the Messiah. No mere Hasid would get a greeting like that from an apikoros.”

From Literature