'Sunnite' definitions:
Definition of 'Sunnite'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad [syn: Sunnite, Sunni, Sunni Muslim]
Definition of 'Sunnite'
From: GCIDE
- Sunnite \Sun"nite\, n. One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of equal importance with the Koran. [1913 Webster]