Therapeutae

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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.

OriginLatin [Term?] ← Ancient Greek θερᾰπευταί →
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Meanings

nounTherapeutae pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyA 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

  1. Ancient Greekθερᾰπευταί
  2. Latin[Term?]
  3. EnglishTherapeutae

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

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APA

Therapeutae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Therapeutae

MLA

“Therapeutae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Therapeutae. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Therapeutae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Therapeutae.

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