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- noun Plural form of
Gaon .
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Examples
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Spain: the exilarchate gradually ceased to be an office of the State and finally perished (c. 940), owing chiefly to the dissensions between the Gaons of Sora and Pumbeditha; and the Gaonate itself, for
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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That is true; but you forget that the covenant does not stand alone upon the ten commandments which Moses brought from Sinai, but also upon the six hundred and thirteen which the great Tanaites, Amoraits and Gaons, with other Wise Men, have put down in the Talmud.
An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story Eliza Orzeszkowa 1876
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The worshippers of Talmudistic authorities, representative of blind faith in oral traditions gathered and transmitted by Kohens, Tanaits, and Gaons, came and pushed aside the handful of heretics and wrecks.
An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story Eliza Orzeszkowa 1876
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The Gaons said they had been searching for an apartment that embodied them, and instead ended up molding the space to suit their tastes.
NYT > Home Page By GAIA PIANIGIANI 2011
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The Gaons said they had been searching for an apartment that embodied them, and instead ended up molding the space to suit their tastes.
NYT > Home Page By GAIA PIANIGIANI 2011
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