Sunnites(2 syl.). Orthodox Mahometans, who consider the Sunna or Oral Law as binding as the Koran. They wear white turbans. The heterodox Moslems are called Shiites or Shiahs (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Sunnites from Infoplease:
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