Sadducean
Americanadjective
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Sadduceans
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The new doctrines had spread rapidly p. 269in various directions, and were professed by several of the Effendi class in Jerusalem—the old story repeated of Sadducean principles obtaining among the rich and the luxurious.
From Byeways in Palestine by James Finn
In fact, part of this criticism was voiced by the Pharisees, as they attacked the Sadducean insistence upon the letter of the Law.
From Jewish Theology by Kaufmann Kohler
Some of the brightest jewels which shine in the life of Christ are the pure pearly coverings which he threw around Pharisaic pride, or Sadducean unbelief, or the self-righteous stumbles of his own disciples.
From The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot
No wonder they marveled; such doctrine they had never before heard nor read; it was not of the scribes nor of the rabbis, of neither the Pharisaic nor Sadducean schools.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by James Edward Talmage
On the other hand, Sadducean control was notoriously and infamously corrupt.
From Religion and the War by Various
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