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Karaism

Kar·a·ism [ kárrə ìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
form of Judaism: the system of beliefs of a Jewish denomination founded in the 8th century whose members accept the Bible as the sole source of religious law and reject rabbinical interpretations

[Late 19th century. < Hebrew qērāīm "Karaites" < qārā' "to read"]

Kar·a·ite noun
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