Rabbinite

American  

[rab-uh-nahyt] / ˈræb əˌnaɪt /

Also Rabbinist

noun

Judaism.

1. a proponent of the Talmud and the teachings and traditions of the rabbis in the face of rejection by the Karaites.

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Other Word Forms

• rabbinistic adjective
• rabbinistical adjective
• rabbinitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Rabbinite

First recorded in 1825–35; rabbin + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The opposition to the Rabbinite spirit was far older than this, but it came to a head under Anan, the son of David, the founder of Karaism.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

The Rabbinite Jews, who represented the mass of the people, had been on the way to a scientific and philosophical development of their own before the rise of Karaism.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

Besides his Biblical works, Salman composed a poetical treatise against the Rabbinite theories.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel