HyperDic: karaites

English > 1 sense of the word Karaites:
NOUNgroupKaraitesa Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud
English > Karaites: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century.
Broadersect, religious sect, religious orderA subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group

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