Lubavitch

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Pronunciations

Lubavitch (luh-BUH-vitsh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement during the 19th century.

  • n. Someone who affiliates with the Chabad Lubavitch movement.

  • adj. Of or related to the Chabad Lubavitch movement.

Example Sentences

  • "Appropriately, the word Lubavitch in Russian means the 'city of brotherly love.'" (source)

  • "Alexei Pavlov, the assistant secretary of the Security Council of Russia, has written in an op-ed that he believes 'Neo-pagan cults [have] gained strength in Ukraine,' naming one of them as the Chabad-Lubavitch hassidic movement." (source)

  • “'The main life principle of the Lubavitcher followers is the supremacy of the sect’s supporters over all nations and peoples,' Pavlov said. (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Russian

Etymology

  • Любавичи liubavichi, a city name meaning 'city of brotherly love'

      • Who Uses This

      • Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      Lubavitsh, Lubavich, Lubavitcher

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