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Therapeutae

Therapeutae noun: a Jewish sect which flourished in Alexandria and other parts of the Diaspora of Hellenistic Judaism in the final years of the Second Temple period.

Noun

Therapeutae pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A Jewish sect which flourished in Alexandria and other parts of the Diaspora of Hellenistic Judaism in the final years of the Second Temple period.

Origin of Therapeutae

Borrowed from Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek θερᾰπευταί (therăpeutaí), plural of θερᾰπευτής (therăpeutḗs, “one who serves the gods, worshipper”).

Questions about Therapeutae

What does Therapeutae mean?
Therapeutae means a Jewish sect which flourished in Alexandria and other parts of the Diaspora of Hellenistic Judaism in the final years of the Second Temple period.
What part of speech is Therapeutae?
Therapeutae is a noun.

Words near Therapeutae in the dictionary

  1. therapees
  2. therapese
  3. therapeuses
  4. therapeusis
  5. Therapeut
  6. Therapeutae
  7. Therapeutaean
  8. therapeutant
  9. therapeutants
  10. therapeutic
  11. therapeutic abortion

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