Associations to the word «Sanhedrin»

Wiktionary

SANHEDRIN, noun. (historical) An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel.
SANHEDRIN, noun. (historical) The assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem.

Dictionary definition

SANHEDRIN, noun. The supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem.

Wise words

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