San|he|drin

San|he|drin
San|he|drin «SAN hih drihn», noun.
1. Also, Great Sanhedrin. the supreme council and highest religious and legal authority of the ancient Jewish nation, consisting of 70 members.
2. a lower court of justice, of 23 members, with lesser or local jurisdiction.
[< Hebrew sanhedrīn < Greek synédrion council, (literally) a sitting together < syn- together + hédra a seat]

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  • Sanhedrin — San|he|drin auch: San|hed|rin 〈m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; hebr. Form von〉 Synedrium …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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  • Sanhedrin — [san′ədrim΄san hē′drin, sanhe′drin; san′ə drin΄] n. [TalmudHeb sanhedrin (gedola), (great) council < Gr synedrion, assembly < syn , together + hedra, seat: see SIT] the highest court and council of the ancient Jewish nation, having… …   English World dictionary

  • Sanhedrim — Sanhedrin San he*drin, Sanhedrim San he*drim, n. [Heb. sanhedr[=i]n, fr. Gr. ?; ? with + ? a seat, fr. ? to sit. See {Sit}.] (Jewish Antiq.) the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sanhedrin — San he*drin, Sanhedrim San he*drim, n. [Heb. sanhedr[=i]n, fr. Gr. ?; ? with + ? a seat, fr. ? to sit. See {Sit}.] (Jewish Antiq.) the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sanhedrin —   der, s, hebräisch für Synedrion.   * * * San|he|drin, der; s: hebräische Form von ↑Synedrion …   Universal-Lexikon

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