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Rabbinite

[rab-uh-nahyt]

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noun Judaism.

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

Also Rab·bin·ist

[rab-uh-nist] /ˈræb ə nɪst/.

Compare Karaite.

Origin of Rabbinite

First recorded in 1825–35; rabbin + -ite¹

Related formsrab·bin·it·ic

[rab-uh-nit-ik] /ˌræb əˈnɪt ɪk/, rab·bin·is·tic, rab·bin·is·ti·cal, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Historical Examples of rabbinite

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