Sadducee
a member of a Palestinian sect, consisting mainly of priests and aristocrats, that flourished from the 1st century b.c. to the 1st century a.d. and differed from the Pharisees chiefly in its literal interpretation of the Bible, rejection of oral laws and traditions, and denial of an afterlife and the coming of the Messiah.
Origin of Sadducee
1Other words from Sadducee
- Sad·du·ce·an, adjective
- Sad·du·cee·ism, noun
Words Nearby Sadducee
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How to use Sadducee in a sentence
Not in all that long procession that wound up the stony passage from the west, did he see a single Sadducee.
The City of Delight | Elizabeth MillerThe Sadducee was a man of the world; not in the bad sense, but in the strict sense of the term.
The Cradle of the Christ | Octavius Brooks FrothinghamI was quite drawn out to speak to him; I hardly know how, for I had always thought of him as a worldly Sadducee.
Adam Bede | George EliotThe wisest Sadducee that ever lived, had he seen a miracle, would not have believed it.
Rejected of Men | Howard PyleHow was it possible for a Sadducee, who believed in no resurrection, to see a miracle?
Rejected of Men | Howard Pyle
British Dictionary definitions for Sadducee
/ (ˈsædjʊˌsiː) /
Judaism a member of an ancient Jewish sect that was opposed to the Pharisees, denying the resurrection of the dead, the existence of angels, and the validity of oral tradition
Origin of Sadducee
1Derived forms of Sadducee
- Sadducean, adjective
- Sadduceeism, noun
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