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.

---

Example Sentences

Scot’s attack upon the credulity of his contemporaries, strenuous and capable as it was, did not bear much fruit at the time; while it exposed him to charges of Atheism and Sadduceeism from several small critics, who were supported by the authority of James I., and, at a later date, of Dr. Meric Casaubon.

From Project Gutenberg

We can extend much leniency to Hutchinson, because he lived and wrote when the pendulum of belief, recently wrenched from the disturbing grasp of witchcraft, and allowed to swing back toward extreme Sadduceeism, had not acquired its legitimate movements under the action of mesmerism, Spiritualism, psychology, and other regulating forces.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg