Sanhedrin
/sænˈhi.dɹɪn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel. historical
- 2 the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem wordnet
- 3 The assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem. historical
Example
More examples"There is a movement in Israel to revive the Sanhedrin and position it as the upper house in a newly bicameral legislature."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew סַנְהֶדְרִין (sanhedrín, “Sanhedrin”), from Ancient Greek συνέδριον (sunédrion, “sitting together, hence assembly or council”). Doublet of synedrion.