Sanhedrin

[san-hed-rin, -hee-drin, sahn-, san-i-drin]

noun Jewish History.

Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
Also called Lesser Sanhedrin. a lower tribunal of this period, consisting of 23 members.

Also San·he·drim

[san-hi-drim, san-i-] /ˈsæn hɪ drɪm, ˈsæn ɪ-/.

Origin of Sanhedrin

1580–90; < late Hebrew Sanhedhrīn < Greek synédrion, equivalent to syn- syn- + hédr(a) seat (cf. cathedral) + -ion noun suffix

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Historical Examples of sanhedrin

The functions of the Sanhedrin were religious and moral, and also political.
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage
The Sanhedrin "votes on" candidates for admission to its own body.
Christian Science
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It is no wonder the Sanhedrin could not appreciate his oration.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1
G. T. Stokes
On the other hand, youth was also a disqualification to sit in the Sanhedrin.
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. I (of II)
Walter M. Chandler
Luke tells us that the members of the Sanhedrin "feared the people."
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. I (of II)
Walter M. Chandler

British Dictionary definitions for sanhedrin

Sanhedrin

noun Judaism

the supreme judicial, ecclesiastical, and administrative council of the Jews in New Testament times, having 71 members
a similar tribunal of 23 members having less important functions and authority

Word Origin for Sanhedrin

C16: from Late Hebrew, from Greek sunedrion council, from sun- syn- + hedra seat

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Word Origin and History for sanhedrin

see sanhedrim.