Kā'ra-īte, n.

n. [Heb., from kara, written in the Scriptures.] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of Jews who, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority, hold by the written law, and endeavor to find its meaning, not from traditional sources, but from honest grammatical interpretation. Their worldly dealings are characterized by integrity, and their religion is free from the superstitious minuteness of ceremonial which characterizes that of most of their blood and creed. Eadie.