Sadducean

American  

[saj-uh-see-uhn, sad-yuh-see-uhn] / ˌsædʒ əˈsi ən, ˌsæd yəˈsi ən /

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of the Sadducees.

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noun

plural

Sadduceans

1. Sadducee.

Example Sentences

He had not altogether blamed them for their Sadducean attitude, being a little skeptical himself.

From The Return of the Prodigal by Sinclair, May

Judith and Tobit, belonging to the Sadducean circles, never allude to the future life.903.Passages like Ps.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

No wonder they marveled; such doctrine they had never before heard nor read; it was not of the scribes nor of the rabbis, of neither the Pharisaic nor Sadducean schools.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

It has fostered a sympathy for animal life, and served as a protest against the Sadducean tenets of the lettered class.

From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)

This persecution, however, soon found its natural leadership, not among the Sadducean temple-priesthood, but among the devotees of the Law.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner