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Jewish vs Karaism - What's the difference?

jewish | karaism |

As proper nouns the difference between jewish and karaism

is that jewish is (informal|dated) the yiddish language while karaism is a jewish movement that recognises only the tanakh as a supreme legal authority, distinct from rabbinic judaism.

As an adjective jewish

is being a jew, or relating to jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture.

jewish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture.
  • Yiddish

    • Synonyms

    * Israelite

    Antonyms

    * Gentile

    Derived terms

    * Jewishly * Jewishness * Jewish calendar * Jewish lightning * Jewish piano * ex-Jewish

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (informal, dated) The Yiddish language.

    • See also

    * Hebrew * Israeli * Evrite, Ivrite

    karaism

    English

    Proper noun

    (Karaite Judaism) (en proper noun)
  • A Jewish movement that recognises only the Tanakh as a supreme legal authority, distinct from Rabbinic Judaism.

    • Related terms

    *

    See also

    * Karaim