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therapeutae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ther-a-peu-tae
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Questions

What does therapeutae mean?
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.
Where does therapeutae come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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