1. (

• Hasidim ,
• Hassidim ,
• Hasidism ,
• Chasidim ,
• Chassidim

) 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 ;

2. (

• Hasidism ,
• Hassidism ,
• Chasidism ,
• Chassidism

) beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews ;