Crossword-Solution: FRANKISTS 9 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 16

Emden opposed Eibeschütz, the Polish Sabbatians and Frankists were fought to the death, the Wilna Gaon organized a campaign against the Chassidim.

Leaving out of account the _karaïtts_ of Southern Russia, formerly the _frankists_--who ultimately became good Christians--we may remark from time to time some who rejected the articles of the Jewish faith, and even accepted the divinity of Christ.

Hence those public disputations, fostered by the Christians, in which the Frankists did battle with the Talmudists, and being accredited the victors, exulted in seeing the sacred books of the Rabbis confiscated.

Nor did he grieve less over the verbal tournament of the Talmudists and Frankists in the Cathedral of Lemberg, when the Polish nobility and burghers bought entrance tickets at high prices.

And when at last the Frankists were baptized in their thousands, and their Messiah in pompous Turkish robes paraded the town in a chariot drawn by six horses, and surrounded by Turkish guards, the Baal Shem was more pleased than grieved at this ending.