ASSIDEAN Definition & Meaning

Assidean

[ as-i-dee-uhn ]

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noun

Judaism.

a 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.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Assidean¹

1605–15; < Greek ��岹î ( oi ) (plural) (< Hebrew �󲹲�ī��ī�� pious ones; Hasid ) + -an

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The guttural letter in the middle naturally disappears in the Greek text, just as the Greek word “Assidean” represents the Hebrew Chasidim in the same history.

From

assibilate assiduity

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