Sadduceeism

American  

[saj-uh-see-iz-uhm, sad-yuh-see-iz-uhm] / ˈsædʒ əˌsiˌɪz əm, ˈsæd yəˌsiˌɪz əm /

noun

1. the beliefs and practices of the Sadducees, especially the denial of an immaterial or immortal human soul, angels, or other spiritual beings.

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Example Sentences

It is clear that John was not a member of this holy community, which differed widely from the Pharisaism and Sadduceeism of the time.

From John the Baptist by Meyer, F. B. (Frederick Brotherton)

James's mind was strictly Bible-bound, and for him the disbelief in witches savoured of Sadduceeism, or the denial of spirits.

From Books Condemned to be Burnt by Farrer, James Anson

We find a great many such instances in Henri Morus, and in Joshua Grandville, in his work entitled "Sadduceeism Combated."

From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Christmas, Henry

Boswell, with all his experience, never attained the mellow Sadduceeism of the diner-out.

From James Boswell Famous Scots Series by Leask, W. Keith (William Keith)

Sadduceeism arose merely from an opposition essentially Jewish, to these foreign teachings, and that mixture of doctrines, adopted by the Pharisees, and which constituted the popular creed.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert