Sunnite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sunnite \Sun"nite\, n.
     One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of
     equal importance with the Koran.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Sunnite
       n : a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four
           caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad [syn: {Sunni},
            {Sunni Muslim}]