Sadducean
Americanadjective
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Sadduceans
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On the other hand, Sadducean control was notoriously and infamously corrupt.
From Religion and the War by Various
And this is the more remarkable from the fact that the Gospels are in no sense more Sadducean than the Book of Enoch.
From The Lost Gospel and Its Contents Or, The Author of "Supernatural Religion" Refuted by Himself by Michael Ferrebee Sadler
It was in consequence of their hold on the people that the scribes in the sanhedrin were able often to dictate a policy to the Sadducean majority.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rush Rhees
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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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.
From Religion and the War by Various
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