Rabbinite

[ rab-uh-nahyt ]

noun

, Judaism.

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

Other Words From

• rab·bin·it·ic [rab-, uh, -, nit, -ik], rabbin·istic rabbin·isti·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rabbinite¹

First recorded in 1825–35; rabbin + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

The Rabbinite Jews, who represented the mass of the people, had been on the way to a scientific and philosophical development of their own before the rise of Karaism.

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Karaism itself gave birth to an original and splendid literature, and, on the other hand, coming as it did at the time when Arabic science and poetry were attaining their golden zenith, Karaism aroused within the Rabbinite sphere a notable energy, which resulted in some of the best work of medieval Jews.

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The opposition to the Rabbinite spirit was far older than this, but it came to a head under Anan, the son of David, the founder of Karaism.

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