Dictionary Check: karaism
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Definition
noun
a Jewish religious movement that repudiated oral tradition as a source of divine law and defended the Hebrew Bible as the sole authentic font of religious doctrine and practice.
Example:
"This ephemeral appearance of Karaism on Spanish soil was fruitful for Jewish historical literature, for it induced the philosophically trained Abraham ibn Daud of Toledo to write his βSefer ha-αΈ²abbalahβ (1161), which is invaluable for the history of the Jews in Spain."
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