Kharijite

See also: kharijite

English

Etymology

From Arabic خَارِجِي (ḵārijī, “one who split off, one who departed”), from the root خ ر ج (ḵ-r-j).

Noun

Kharijite (plural Kharijites)

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

Synonyms

Khariji

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
Hindi: खारिजी (khārijī)
Swedish: kharijit (sv)

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