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Sad·du·cee (saj′o̵o sē′, sad′yo̵o-)
noun
a member of an ancient Jewish party, representing the ruling hierarchy, that accepted only the written law and rejected the oral, or traditional, law
Etymology: ME Saducei < OE Sadduce < LL(Ec) Sadducaeus < Gr(Ec) Saddoukaios < Heb tsadoki, prob. < tsadok, Zadok: see Ezek. 40:46
Related Forms:
- Sadducean Sad′·du·ce′an adjective
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