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)

1. (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)