Sadducee

Sad·du·cee  (sj-s, sdy-)

n.

A member of a priestly, aristocratic Jewish sect founded in the second century b.c. that accepted only the written Mosaic law and that ceased to exist after the destruction of the Temple in a.d. 70.

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[Middle English Saducee, from Old English Sadducas, Sadducees, from Late Latin Sadducae, from Greek Saddoukaioi, from Mishnaic Hebrew dûqî, after dôq, Zadok, high priest in the time of David and Solomon, from dôq, just, righteous, from daq, to be just; see dq in Semitic roots.]

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Saddu·cean (-sn) adj.

Saddu·ceeism n.

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Sadducee [sad-yew-see]

Noun

Judaism a member of an ancient Jewish sect that denied the resurrection of the dead and accepted only the traditional written law

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Sadducee - a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties