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Kharijite

noun
Kha·​ri·​jite | \ ˈkärəˌjīt\
plural -s

Definition of Kharijite

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

History and Etymology for Kharijite

Arabic khārijī one that departs, dissenter + English -ite

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