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n. - A sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century.

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  • A nationalistic group led by Mattathias the Hasmonean and his son Judah Maccabee, and a traditional religious group known as the Chasidim, the forerunners of the Pharisees.
  • Do you know about the fierce ideological battles between Chasidim and Misnagdim?
  • The former Chasidim used to sit still one hour, and then pray for one hour, and then again sit still for one hour.
  • Some of the very pious, especially the Chasidim, wear a girdle around the waist to separate the upper part of the body from the lower.
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