What is another word for karaites?
Pronunciation: [kˈaɹe͡ɪts] (IPA) 
Karaites are a religious group who follow Judaism but reject the Talmud as a source of religious law. There are various synonyms for the word Karaites like Karaim, Karaism, Karite Judaism, and Ananites. Karaim means "Readers" in Hebrew, which refers to the followers of the Hebrew Bible and not the Talmud. Karaism, on the other hand, means "the way of the scripture" and denotes a return to the original Hebrew text. Karite Judaism is a term used to identify the Karaite movement as a form of Judaism that differs from the traditional Rabbinic Judaism. The Ananites, named after Anan ben David, were a sect split off from the Karaites in the 7th century who further rejected even Karaite tradition.
