Sadduceeism

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[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

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)

Sadduceeism of the day 221 The Moral and Physical Marvels of Scripture proposed for consideration 222 Moral Marvels:—Jael.—How her story is to be read 223 History of Jael.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

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

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

"The fallen Spectre of Sadduceeism" was to be the trophy of Mather's victory; and Sewall's letter was to be the weapon to lay it low.

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