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Chasid

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Noun1.Chasid - a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
Chasidim, Chassidim, Hasidim, Hasidism, Hassidim - 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
Orthodox Jew - Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law


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With all these (often comical) confusions, the behavior and belief of the Grandfather, a pious Chasid in the original story, can only deepen the readers' bewilderment about Judaism and Christianity.
Israel of Retzin, Keneset Israel (posthumous, Warsaw: 1906); cited in Dan Almagor's musical review, Ish Chasid Hayah (Tel Aviv: 1968; Long Playing recording AP 332, Israphone).
7) Contrast this to an extravagant document published by a Habad layman with a doctoral degree who supports the most far-reaching claims for his Rebbe: A certain Lubavitcher Roy [rabbi] was chiding a certain Lubavitcher Chasid about his continuing faith in the Rebbe as Melech ha-Moshiach [the King Messiah].
 
 
 
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