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Assidæan, -ean, -ian|æsɪˈdiːən|
[f. Gr. ἀσιδαῖ-οι (ad. Heb. ḥăsīdīm, holy ones, saints) + -an.]
a. orig. One of those Jews who, under the leadership of Mattathias, defended the purity of their worship against the attempts of Antiochus Epiphanes to introduce idolatry.
b. in later usage: A member of a Jewish sect professing peculiarly intimate communion with God; more commonly Chasidim.
1382Wyclif 2 Macc. xiv. 6 Thei that ben said Assideys [Coverdale, Assidei; 1611 Asideans] of Jewis, to whom Judas Machabeus is souereyn. 1611Bible 1 Macc. ii. 42 A company of Assideans. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 502/1 The Assidians, or Chasidim. |