{ } n. (Eccl.) One of a sect of Muslims who followed the practices of the family of Mohammed ben Ismael, of the house of Ali.
n. [ L. Israëlites, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, Israel, Heb. Yisrāēl, i. e., champion of God; sārāh to fight + ēl God. ] A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.