SINCE 1828
Karaism
noun
Kara·ism
| \ˈker-ə-ˌi-zəm,
ˈka-rə-\
ˈka-rə-\
Definition of Karaism
: a Jewish doctrine originating in Baghdad in the eighth century that rejects rabbinism and talmudism and bases its tenets on Scripture alone
Other Words from Karaism
Karaite
\ ˈker-ə-ˌīt ,
ˈka-rə-
\
noun
ˈka-rə-
\
noun
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