Lubavitcher

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Chabad movement in Judaism. not-comparable

    "According to Hasidic lore, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe, once visited the city of Shklov known for its brilliant, wise and erudite scholars."

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Chabad movement in Judaism.

    "The Chabadnikim, or Lubavitchers as they are sometimes called, are the largest Chassidim Jewish group in the world, thanks primarily to the efforts of the last rabbi in the Chassidim lineage, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known to the Lubavitchers simply as “the Rebbe” (the Rabbi)."

  2. 2
    a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Lubavitch + -er, from the popular name for the Russian village Lyubavichi where the movement's leaders lived for over 100 years.

Etymology 2

From Lubavitch + -er, from the popular name for the Russian village Lyubavichi where the movement's leaders lived for over 100 years.

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