Hasidism

or Has·sid·ism

[ has-i-diz-uhm, hah-si- ]

noun

, Judaism.

1. the principles and practices of the Hasidim.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hasidism¹

Hasid + -ism

Example Sentences

Rabbinism had long been scenting a dangerous enemy in Hasidism.

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The appearance of some miracle-working Tzaddik in a certain neighborhood frequently resulted in wholesale conversions to Hasidism.

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Jacob Joseph Cohen was the first to attempt a literary exposition of the fundamental principles of Hasidism.

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Though logically the outcome of Hasidism, in practice Tzaddikism was in many cases its forerunner.

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A spiritual aristocrat, he was bound to condemn severely the "plebeian" doctrine of Hasidism.

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