Sunnite

[soo n-ahyt]

noun

Sunni(def 1).

Origin of Sunnite

see origin at Sunni, -ite¹

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Historical Examples of sunnite

This is especially the case with slaves who belong to the Sunnite sect.
Sketches of Central Asia (1868)
Arminius Vmbry
The Persians are mostly Shyites, and refuse to receive the Sunnite traditions.
Ten Great Religions
James Freeman Clarke
Only a few of the Sunnite doctors acknowledge the Shyites to be Moslems.
Ten Great Religions
James Freeman Clarke
But it appears never to have professed the Druse creed, remaining Sunnite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7
Various
Omar, a Sunnite, obtained the leadership in 634, and proceeded to carry out the prophet's ambitious schemes of conquest.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12)
S. Rappoport

British Dictionary definitions for sunnite

Sunnite

noun

Islam an adherent of the Sunni

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