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Sadducee
Sad′du-cee
,Noun.
[L.
Sadducaei
, p., Gr. [GREEK], Heb. Tsaddūkīm
; – so called from Tsādōk
, the founder of the sect.] One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels.
– Sadˊdu-ce′an
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, Adj.
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Sadducee
Sadducee
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English
Proper noun
Sadducee
- A member of an ancient Jewish sect possibly formed as a political party in the 2nd century BCE and existing until around the 1st century CE.