Sanhedrin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sanhedrin \San"he*drin\, Sanhedrim \San"he*drim\, n. [Heb.
     sanhedr[imac]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
     jurisdiction of religious matters.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synagogue \Syn"a*gogue\, n. [F., from L. synagoga, Gr. ? a
     bringing together, an assembly, a synagogue, fr. ? to bring
     together; sy`n with + ? to lead. See {Syn-}, and {Agent}.]
     1. A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of
        worship, or the performance of religious rites.
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     2. The building or place appropriated to the religious
        worship of the Jews.
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     3. The council of, probably, 120 members among the Jews,
        first appointed after the return from the Babylonish
        captivity; -- called also the {Great Synagogue}, and
        sometimes, though erroneously, the {Sanhedrin}.
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     4. A congregation in the early Christian church.
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              My brethren, . . . if there come into your synagogue
              a man with a gold ring.               --James ii.
                                                    1,2 (Rev.
                                                    Ver.).
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     5. Any assembly of men. [Obs. or R.] --Milton.
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From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Sanhedrin, sitting together