Karaism

Variant of Karaite

Karaite definition

Ka·ra·ite (kā′rə īt′)

noun

a member of a Jewish sect, established in the Middle East in the 8th cent., rejecting the Talmud and acknowledging only the Bible as the authority in religion

Etymology: < Heb karaim, readers of the Scriptures (< kara, to read + -im, pl. suffix) + -ite

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