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  • noun A member of a Hassidic movement in Jewish history.

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

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Examples

  • The nail colors, which come in shades like "Hassid" (dark black) and "Downtown L. A" (red), will be initially sold exclusively in American Apparel shops worldwide and online, and are priced at $6 per bottle.

    Reuters: Top News 2009

  • However, maybe because my encounter in the subway station with the Hassid has sparked some deeper reflection about how one appears to others, or how one thinks one appears to others, I find myself extemporaneously philosophizing that even though we all know David in various ways, and although many of us are completely unaware of lots of aspects of David's life, we all know the same David.

    Angela Himsel: Excuse Me, Are You...? 2010

  • However, maybe because my encounter in the subway station with the Hassid has sparked some deeper reflection about how one appears to others, or how one thinks one appears to others, I find myself extemporaneously philosophizing that even though we all know David in various ways, and although many of us are completely unaware of lots of aspects of David's life, we all know the same David.

    Angela Himsel: Excuse Me, Are You...? 2010

  • However, maybe because my encounter in the subway station with the Hassid has sparked some deeper reflection about how one appears to others, or how one thinks one appears to others, I find myself extemporaneously philosophizing that even though we all know David in various ways, and although many of us are completely unaware of lots of aspects of David's life, we all know the same David.

    Angela Himsel: Excuse Me, Are You...? 2010

  • However, maybe because my encounter in the subway station with the Hassid has sparked some deeper reflection about how one appears to others, or how one thinks one appears to others, I find myself extemporaneously philosophizing that even though we all know David in various ways, and although many of us are completely unaware of lots of aspects of David's life, we all know the same David.

    Angela Himsel: Excuse Me, Are You...? 2010

  • However, maybe because my encounter in the subway station with the Hassid has sparked some deeper reflection about how one appears to others, or how one thinks one appears to others, I find myself extemporaneously philosophizing that even though we all know David in various ways, and although many of us are completely unaware of lots of aspects of David's life, we all know the same David.

    Angela Himsel: Excuse Me, Are You...? 2010

  • America, says Mrs. Hassid, who is now 80 years old and lives with her oldest son and his family, has been good for gundi.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • Because your disconfort signals to your business partners and your rabbi that you are a dedicated and faithful Hassid, creditworthy and not likely to cheat on them.

    Aren't You Cold?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • I got closer and another Hassid walked me up the stairs of the crumbling stone building and said, This Jew wants to find the Lubavecher Chevre Kadisha.

    Postcards from Heaven Dan Gordon 2008

  • The old Hassid was looking for a name on a stone, any name, any stone, so that he could get his bearings.

    Postcards from Heaven Dan Gordon 2008

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