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Chabad

cha·bad

US/xəˈbɑd/ uncommon

noun

2.

a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement

Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew חַבָּ״ד (khabá"d), acronym of חוכמה / חָכְמָה (khokhmá, “wisdom”), בִּינָה (biná, “understanding”), דַּעַת (dá'at, “knowledge”).

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