Sadduceeism

American  

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

And on this and on other matters he thought he would compromise with his conscience, and that Sadduceeism was a very convenient and good-humoured profession of faith.

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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

The avowed purpose of Mather, in seeking it, was to put it into circulation—to "box it about"—thereby to produce an effect, to the putting down of Sadduceeism, or all further opposition to witchcraft prosecutions.

From Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply by Upham, Charles Wentworth

The reaction of superstition, it has been said, is to infidelity; and the reaction from Pharisaism was to Sadduceeism.

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

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)