Ăs-si-dē'an, n.
n. [From Heb. khăsad, to be pious.] One of a body of zealous and devoted Jews, the adherents of Mattathias, the father of the Maccabees, in defense of the religion and liberties of their country. Kitto.
n. [From Heb. khăsad, to be pious.] One of a body of zealous and devoted Jews, the adherents of Mattathias, the father of the Maccabees, in defense of the religion and liberties of their country. Kitto.