SANHEDRIN


Meaning of SANHEDRIN in English

[San.he.drin] n [LHeb sanhedhrin (gedholah) (great) Sanhedrin, fr. Gk synedrion council, fr. synedros sitting in council, fr. syn- + hedra seat--more at sit] (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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