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HASIDIC
- A member of a Jewish mystic movement founded in the 18th century in eastern Europe that reacted against Talmudic learning and maintained that God's presence was in all of one's surroundings, and that one should serve God in one's every deed and word.
- Usage: Obituary for actor Rod Steiger.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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PODUNK
- A small, unimportant, and isolated town.
- Usage: Broadcast of golf tournament.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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