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Sadducean
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1. sadducean
of or relating to the Sadducees
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Sadducean
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Judaism
a member of an ancient Jewish sect that was opposed to the Pharisees, denying the resurrection of the dead, the existence of angels, and the validity of oral tradition
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Sadducean
see synonyms of sadducean 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
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Sadducean
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A member of a priestly, aristocratic Jewish sect founded in the second century BC that accepted only the written Mosaic law and that ceased to exist after the destruction of the Temple in AD 70.
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