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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