Kharijite

noun

Kha·​ri·​jite

ˈkärəˌjīt

plural -s

: a member of a Muslim secessionist sect establishing a radically democratic and puritanical reform community in the 7th century

Word History

Etymology

Arabic khārijī one that departs, dissenter + English -ite

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