(from Hebrew asid, `pious one`), a 12th- and 13th-century Jewish religious movement in Germany that combined austerity with overtones of mysticism. ... [5 related articles]
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(from the article `tzaddiq`) In the 18th-century Pietistic movement known as asidism, the Jewish religious leader (tzaddiq) was viewed as a mediator between man and God. Because ... ...asidim gained new significance in the 18th century when Israel ben Eliezer, called Ba`al Shem ov, or `Master of the Good Name,` started the mod...
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