Sunnite

[ soo n-ahyt ]

/ ˈsʊn aɪt /

noun

Sunni(def 1).

Origin of Sunnite

see origin at Sunni, -ite¹

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Examples from the Web for sunnite

Hitherto all movements of religious reform in Sunnite Islam had followed the lines not of development, but of retrogression.
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt|Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
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
Even the hospitality enjoined by the Koran is displayed only towards the orthodox Sunnite sect.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various
The Khan was a person of refinement and culture; he was very tolerant, and to him Sunnite or Shi-ite was the same thing.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures|rminius Vambry

But it appears never to have professed the Druse creed, remaining Sunnite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sunnite

Sunnite

/ (ˈsʌnaɪt) /

noun

Islam an adherent of the Sunni

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