Sadducean
Americanadjective
noun
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The ruling Sadducean priesthood insisted on the rigid enforcement of the law.
From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann
This was a direct assault upon the Sadducean doctrine of negation concerning the literal resurrection of the dead.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward
On the other hand, Sadducean control was notoriously and infamously corrupt.
From Religion and the War by Various
He had not altogether blamed them for their Sadducean attitude, being a little skeptical himself.
From The Return of the Prodigal by Sinclair, May
And the Sadducean minority possessed a predominating influence in its consultations.
From Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907 by Beibitz, J. H. (Joseph Hugh)
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