hassid

English Thesaurus

1. a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism (noun.person)

hypernym	:	orthodox jew,
definition	:	Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law (noun.person)

member meronym	:	chasidim, chassidim, hasidim, hasidism, hassidim,
definition	:	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 (noun.group)