Sad|du|cee

Sad|du|cee
Sad|du|cee «SAJ uh see, SAD yuh-», noun.
one of a Jewish sect, of the time of Christ, that rejected the oral law and denied the resurrection of the dead and the existence of angels. The sect stood for hereditary priestly authority. »

Next to the Pharisees in power, but not quite so numerous, were the Sadducees (Hendrik van Loon).

╂[Old English sadducēas, plural < Latin Saddūcaeus of the Saddūcaeī, the Sadducees < Late Greek < Saddoukaîoi the Sadducees < Hebrew < Zadok, apparently the Hebrew high priest in the time of David (II Samuel 8:17, Ezekiel 40:46)]

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  • Sad|du|cee|ism — «SAJ uh see IHZ uhm, SAD yuh », noun. 1. the beliefs and practices of the Sadducees. 2. = skepticism. (Cf. ↑skepticism) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cee — cee; fem·cee; sad·du·cee; sad·du·cee·ism; sar·cee; sy·cee; em·cee; di·vor·cee; po·ten·cee; …   English syllables

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  • sadducee — sad·du·cee …   English syllables

  • Sadducee — Sad•du•cee [[t]ˈsædʒ əˌsi, ˈsæd yə [/t]] n. jud a member of an ancient Jewish sect, consisting mainly of priests and aristocrats, that differed from the Pharisees esp. in its literal interpretation of the Bible and its rejection of oral laws and… …   From formal English to slang

  • sadduceeism — sad·du·cee·ism …   English syllables

  • du — ab·du·cens; ab·du·cent; ac·i·du·ric; ad·du·cent; an·tho·me·du·sae; ar·du·i·nite; ar·du·ous; ar·du·ous·ly; ar·du·ous·ness; as·si·du·i·ty; au·du·bon s; ban·du·ra; bar·on·du·ki; be·du; bol·du; bu·du·kha; bu·du·ma; ca·du·ca·ry; ca·du·ce·an;… …   English syllables

  • Sadducean — Sadducee Sad du*cee, n. [L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. ?, Heb. Tsadd[=u]k[=i]m; so called from Ts[=a]d[=o]k, 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. {Sad… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sadducee — Sad du*cee, n. [L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. ?, Heb. Tsadd[=u]k[=i]m; so called from Ts[=a]d[=o]k, 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. {Sad du*ce an},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sadduceeism — Sad du*cee ism, Sadducism Sad du*cism, n. The tenets of the Sadducees. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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