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Hasid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈxɑːsɪd/
  • /ˈhɑːsɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AH0 S IH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A follower of Hasidism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hassid, Chasid, Chassid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Orthodox Jew

History

Etymology

From Hebrew חָסִיד (khasid).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: chasid — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Esperanto: ĥasido — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • German: Chassid — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Hebrew: חָסִיד — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Polish: chasyd — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Polish: chasydka — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Portuguese: chasside — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Portuguese: hasside — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Portuguese: chassidista — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Portuguese: hassidista — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Russian: хаси́д (xasíd) — a member of a Hasidic movement
  • Yiddish: חסיד (khosid) — a member of a Hasidic movement