Kharijite

See also: kharijite

English

Etymology

Arabic those who split off, or depart

Noun

Kharijite (plural Kharijites)

(Islam, historical) A member of a reactionary Islamic sect in the 7th and 8th centuries.

Related terms

Khawarij

Translations

members of a reactionary Islamic sect in the 7th and 8th centuries

Arabic: خَارِجِيّ‎ (ar) (ḵārijiyy), خَوَارِج‎ m pl (ḵawārij)

French: kharidjite (fr) m or f

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