LUBAVITCH

Pronunciation (US):

• LUBAVITCH (noun)
  The noun LUBAVITCH has 2 senses:

1. a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century
2. a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study

  Familiarity information: LUBAVITCH used as a noun is rare.

• LUBAVITCH (noun)

Meaning:

A town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Lubavitch" is a part of...):

Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)

Meaning:

A large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Chabad; Chabad-Lubavitch; Lubavitch movement; Lubavitch

Hypernyms ("Lubavitch" is a kind of...):

religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)

Meronyms (members of "Lubavitch"):

Lubavitcher (a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism)