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(n. pl.) A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Therapeutae'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/therapeutae.html. 1828.
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