Assidean

noun

As·​si·​de·​an

variants or Assidaean

ˌasəˈdēən

or Hasidean or Hasidaean or less commonly Hassidean or Hassidaean

ˌhas-

plural -s

: hasid

Word History

Etymology

Greek Asidaioi, plural (from Hebrew ḥăsīdhīm pious ones) + English -an

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