Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Raphaelite /(răf"ȧ*ĕl*īt)/ · Raph·a·el·ite · IPA /ræfjˈɛlaɪt/ 01 n. One who advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism. 1. One who advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism.