Sadducee
Pronunciation: /ˈsadjʊsiː/
Definition of Sadducee
noun
- a member of a Jewish sect or party of the time of Christ that denied the resurrection of the dead, the existence of spirits, and the obligation of oral tradition, emphasizing acceptance of the written Law alone. Compare with Pharisee.
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-ˈsiːən/
adjective
Origin:
Old English sadducēas (plural), via late Latin from Greek Saddoukaios, from Hebrew ṣĕḏōqī in the sense 'descendant of Zadok' (2 Sam. 8:17)