— rabbinitic /rab'euh nit"ik/ , rabbinistic, rabbinistical , adj.
/rab"euh nuyt'/ , n. Judaism.
a proponent of the Talmud and the teachings and traditions of the rabbis in the face of rejection by the Karaites.
Also, Rabbinist /rab"euh nist/ . Cf. Karaite .
[ 1825-35; RABBIN + -ITE 1 ]