1. Beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
   - Hassidism, Chasidism, Chassidism
    
2. 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
   - Hasidim, Hassidim, Chasidim, Chassidim

Type of: Jewish Orthodoxy, Orthodox Judaism

Encyclopedia: Hasidism