Sadducean

American  

[saj-uh-see-uhn, sad-yuh-see-uhn] / ˌsædʒ əˈsi ən, ˌsæd yəˈsi ən /

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of the Sadducees.

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noun

plural

Sadduceans

1. Sadducee.

Example Sentences

This persecution, however, soon found its natural leadership, not among the Sadducean temple-priesthood, but among the devotees of the Law.

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According to Sadducean principles the man who was convicted of falsely accusing another of a capital offence was not put to death unless his victim was already executed.

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In spite of all he held to his Sadducean standpoint to his end in a.d.

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The policing of this combined fortress, sanctuary, and treasure house was left, even to the power of life and death, in the hands of the Sadducean hierocracy.

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The ruling Sadducean priesthood insisted on the rigid enforcement of the law.

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