Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Chasidim
n 1: 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 [syn: Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism,
Chasidim, Chassidim]