Sunnite

[ soo n-ahyt ]

/ ˈsʊn aɪt /

Sunni(def 1).

Origin of Sunnite

see origin at Sunni, -ite¹

Hitherto all movements of religious reform in Sunnite Islam had followed the lines not of development, but of retrogression.

Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt |Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
Omar, a Sunnite, obtained the leadership in 634, and proceeded to carry out the prophet's ambitious schemes of conquest.

History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12) |S. Rappoport
Even the hospitality enjoined by the Koran is displayed only towards the orthodox Sunnite sect.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various
The Khan was a person of refinement and culture; he was very tolerant, and to him Sunnite or Shi-ite was the same thing.

rminius Vambry, his life and adventures |rminius Vambry

But it appears never to have professed the Druse creed, remaining Sunnite.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 |Various

Sunnite

/ (ˈsʌnaɪt) /

Islam an adherent of the Sunni