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As•si•de•an
(as′i dē′ən),USA pronunciation n. [Judaism.]
- Judaisma member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- Hebrew hasīdhīm pious ones; compare Hasid) + -an
- Greek Assidaî(oi) (plural) (
- 1605–15
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