Assidean
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 h-llenization of jewish culture and religion.
historical examples
these were the ch-ssidim (greek, -ssidean), meaning the pious.
a thousand years of jewish history maurice h. (maurice henry) harris
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