sanhedrin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem

WordNet

San"he*drin, San"he*drim noun (Also<
  • Sanhedrin
  • Sanhedrim
)
Etymology
Heb. sanhedrin, fr. Gr. with + a seat, fr. to sit. See Sit.
Definitions
  1. (Jewish Antiq.) the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters.

Webster 1913