tractate

Noun

Meaning

A treatise; a tract; an essay.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

codex etude handbook enchiridion study paper section account feature article piece note composition theme discussion
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Antonyms

fact avoid opposition detail expand dispute
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Related terms

treaty tract treatise

Examples

Adam himself is honored with the title in tractate Eruvin 18b by Rabbi Meir : "Adam was a great hasid, having fasted for 130 years." Source: Internet

As a historical source Both the Mishnah and Talmud contain little serious biographical studies of the people discussed therein, and the same tractate will conflate the points of view of many different people. Source: Internet

Among the voluminous writings of Roger Bacon is a tractate De arte memorativa. Source: Internet

Added English title page: Beth ha-behirah on the tractate Baba bathra; composed by Rabbi Menahem ben Solomon, Ha-Meiri, XIII Century of Perpignan. Source: Internet

Analysis of the manuscripts of Tractate Sukka in the Babylonian Talmud shows clearly that there are two main branches of the text of this tractate: the vulgate branch and the Yemenite branch. Source: Internet

Each tractate is divided into chapters (perakim; singular: perek), 517 in total, that are both numbered according to the Hebrew alphabet and given names, usually using the first one or two words in the first mishnah. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tractarian tractarianism Tractarianize tractation tractator tractellum