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Definition of Karaites

Karaite
Karaite Ka"ra*ite, n. [Heb. q[=a]r[=a] to read.] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; -- opposed to the Rabbinists.

Meaning of Karaites from wikipedia

- movement that rejects the Talmud Crimean Karaites, an ethnic group derived from Turkic-speaking adherents of Karaite Judaism in Eastern Europe Karaim language...
- The Crimean Karaites or simply Karaites (Crimean Karaim: Кърымкъарайлар, Qrımqaraylar, singular къарай, qaray; Trakai dialect: karajlar, singular karaj;...
- Eastern European Karaites traditionally believe both parents must be Karaites for an individual to be considered a Karaite. Historically, Karaite communities...
- or "Shaposhniki". Karaimites or Karaite Subbotniks (Russian: Субботники-Караимиты): also described as "Russian Karaites" (Russian: Русские Караимы), considering...
- (1873–1961), ḥakham of the Lithuanian Karaite community Sima Babovich (1790–1855), ḥakham of the Crimean Karaites Mordecai Alfandari (1929–1999), Ḥakham...
- Russian Karaites may refer to: Crimean Karaites in Russian Empire and modern Russia Subbotnik Jews, adherents of Karaite Judaism [dubious – discuss] This...
- Russian Karaite may refer to: Karaite Subbotniks, also described as Russian Karaites, adherents of Karaite Judaism Crimean Karaites, adherents of Karaite Judaism...
- The Constantinopolitan Karaites or Greco-Karaites are a Karaite community with a specific historical development and a distinct cultural, linguistic, and...
- descendants of Karaite merchants who migrated to Crimea from the Byzantine Empire. In one particular incidence, migration of Karaites from Constantinople...
- alternatively Kerait, or Kereyit, in some earlier texts also as Karait or Karaites. One common theory sees the name as a cognate with the Mongolian [хар/khar]...