KARAITES — (Heb. בַּעֲלֵי מִקְרָא ,בְּנֵי מִקְרָא ,קָרָאִים, Qaraʾim, Benei Miqra, Ba alei Miqra; Ar. Qarāʾiyyūn), Jewish sect which came into being toward the middle of the ninth century. (See Map: karaite Settlement). Its doctrine is characterized… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KARAÏTES — KARAÏTES, QARAÏTES ou CARAÏTES La tournure adjectivale «karaïtes» (ou Benè Miqra , «fils de l’Écriture»; de l’hébreu q r : «lire»), repérable dans les midrashim et traduisible par «biblistes» ou «scripturaires», fut adoptée par les (ou imputée… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Karaites — Karaïsme Cet article traite du karaïsme en tant que religion ; pour l histoire des communautés qui l adoptèrent, voir Histoire du karaïsme Courants du judaïsme Fondamentaux Définitions : Judaïsme · Religion abrahamique · YHWH … Wikipédia en Français
Karaïtes — Karaïsme Cet article traite du karaïsme en tant que religion ; pour l histoire des communautés qui l adoptèrent, voir Histoire du karaïsme Courants du judaïsme Fondamentaux Définitions : Judaïsme · Religion abrahamique · YHWH … Wikipédia en Français
KARAITES — a Jewish sect which originated in the 8th century; adhered to the letter of Scripture and repudiated all tradition; were strict Sabbatarians … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Karaites — A Jewish sect in the 8 century AD and later that accepted only the original Scriptures and rejected later rabbinical writings … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
KARAITES — a JEWISH SECT founded in Babylon in 750 by Anan ben David whose aim was to reform JUDAISM in terms of SCRIPTURE rather than TRADITION as represented by the TALMUD … Concise dictionary of Religion
Karaites — n. member of a Jewish sect which rejected the Talmud and rabbinical teachings (founded in Persia in the 8th century AD) … English contemporary dictionary
Karaites — ♦ Members of a Jewish sect that rejected the Talmudic interpretations of the Bible. Going directly back to the Bible, they cam up with their own interpretations; thus their customs differed considerably from those of the mainstram Rabbinical Jews … Medieval glossary
Karaites — noun a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century • Hypernyms: ↑sect,… … Useful english dictionary