| 释义 |
kara·ism
\ˈka(a)rəˌizəm\ noun
or kara·it·ism \-rəˌīd.ˌizəm\
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: karaism from kara- (from Late Hebrew qĕrāīm Karaites, from Hebrew qārā to read) + -ism; karaitism from karaite + -ism
: a Jewish doctrine originating in Baghdad in the 8th century that rejects rabbinism and talmudism and bases its tenets on interpretation of the Scriptures |