Bisa ga ƙamus, kalmar "Karaites" yawanci tana nufin ƙungiyar addinin Yahudawa da ke bin addinin Yahudanci Karaite, wanda wani nau'i ne na Yahudanci wanda ke jaddada tsananin riko da Littafi Mai-Tsarki na Ibrananci (Tanakh) a matsayin kawai tushen dokar Yahudawa. kuma ya ƙi ikon Talmud da sauran hadisai na rabbi. Kalmar “Karaites” tana iya nufin mutanen da ke cikin wannan rukunin addini.
