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–noun Jewish History.

1.	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.

2.	Also called Lesser Sanhedrin. a lower tribunal of this period, consisting of 23 members.

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[Origin: 1580–90; < late Heb Sanhedhrīn < Gk synédrion, equiv. to syn- syn- + hédr(a) seat (cf. cathedral) + -ion n. suffix

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1588, from Late Heb. sanhedrin (gedola) "(great) council," from Gk. synedrion "assembly, council," lit. "sitting together," from syn- "together" + hedra "seat" (see cathedral). Abolished at the destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. 70. The prop. form is sanhedrin; the error began as a false correction when the Gk. word was taken into Mishanic Heb., where -in is a form of the plural suffix of which -im is the more exact form.

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