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
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How to use Sadducee in a sentence
These Hellenized Jews, who frequently had their origins in the upper reaches of Judean society, came to be known as the Sadducees.
Interestingly, mainstream Jews of the day—the Sadducees—did not believe in any kind of resurrection.
The Sadducees denied the separate existence of spirits; but, in our Savior's famous argument with them.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardCertainly the most cultivated and aristocratic sect--the Sadducees--repudiated it altogether; while the Pharisees held to it.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThe false shepherds, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, were a curse to the people and the leaders were against the Shepherd.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
Pharisees and Sadducees, the leaders of the two great parties in Church and State, are coming; many of them are coming.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew | John Monro GibsonAnd have not all of them just needed the caution themselves to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew | John Monro Gibson
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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