Sanhedrin

Sanhedrin
noun Etymology: Late Hebrew sanhedhrīn (gĕdhōlāh) (great) Sanhedrin, from Greek synedrion council, from synedros sitting in council, from syn- + hedra seat — more at sit Date: 1588 the supreme council and tribunal of the Jews during postexilic times headed by a High Priest and having religious, civil, and criminal jurisdiction

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  • Sanhedrin — • The supreme council and court of justice among the Jews Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanhedrin     Sanhedrin     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • SANHÉDRIN — SANHÉDRI Terme venant du grec sunedrion (conseil, tribunal, école) et adopté par les Juifs à l’époque du second Temple pour désigner l’institution suprême, politique, religieuse et judiciaire du peuple d’Israël, à savoir une assemblée de soixante …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sanhedrin — Sanhédrin  Pour le traité talmudique Sanhédrin, voir Sanhédrin (traité). Le Sanhédrin est l assemblée législative traditionnelle du peuple juif ainsi que son tribunal suprême qui siège normalement à Jérusalem. Son nom n est pas d origine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sanhedrin — SANHEDRÍN s.n. Tribunal suprem la vechii iudei; fig. grup de oameni care formează un cerc închis, având pretenţia de a da, într un anumit domeniu, sentinţe infailibile. – Din fr. sanhédrin. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • SANHEDRIN — (Heb. סַנְהֶדְרִין), fourth tractate in the Mishnah order of Nezikin. The sequence of the tractates within an order being as a rule determined by the size of the tractates, it should be remembered that the three Bavot originally constituted one… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 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

  • 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 — (gr. Synedrium, Hoher Rath), das Obergericht in Jerusalem, welches die höchste Gewalt in allen Staats u. Religionsangelegenheiten hatte. Den Ursprung dieses Gerichts setzen Ein. nach 2. Mos. 18. in die älteste Zeit; And. finden 5. Mos. 17, 8 die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Sanhĕdrin — Sanhĕdrin, s. Synedrion …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sanhedrin — Sanhedrin, s.v.w. Synedrium …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sanhedrin — Sanhedrin, s. Synedrium …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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