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Assidean

[ as-i-dee-uhn ]

noun

, Judaism.
  1. a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Assidean1

1605–15; < Greek Assidaî ( oi ) (plural) (< Hebrew hasīdhīm pious ones; Hasid ) + -an
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Example Sentences

These were the Chassidim (Greek, Assidean), meaning the pious.

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