therapeutae Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ther`a*peu"tæ noun plural (Also<
  • Therapeutae
  • Therapeutæ
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. (pl. ) an attendant, servant, physician. See Therapeutic.
Definitions
  1. (Eccl. Hist.) 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.

Webster 1913