Hasid

English

Alternative forms

• Chasid, Chassid, Hassid, Ḥasid, Ḥassid

Etymology

From Hebrew חָסִיד (khasid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑːsɪd/, /ˈhɑːsɪd/

Noun

Hasid (plural Hasids or Hasidim)

2. (Judaism) A follower of Hasidism.
   • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 400:

     At Mulberry Central he got off and asked two passing Hasidim for directions to the progressive synagogue.

Related terms

• Hasidic
• Hasidism

Translations

a member of a Hasidic movement

Czech: chasid (cs) m Esperanto: ĥasido German: Chassid (de) m Hebrew: חָסִיד (he) m Polish: chasyd (pl) m, chasydka (pl) f Portuguese: chasside m, hasside m, chassidista m, hassidista m Russian: хаси́д (ru) m (xasíd) Yiddish: חסיד m (khosid)

Further reading

• “Hasid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Hasid, Hassid, Chasid, Chassid”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

• Da'ish, haids, Daish, SIADH, Haids, Hadis, dashi, sidha