Definition of Sadducean. Meaning of Sadducean. Synonyms of Sadducean

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Definition of Sadducean

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`du*ce"an, a.

Meaning of Sadducean from wikipedia

- The Sadducees (/ˈsædjəsiːz/; Hebrew: צְדוּקִים, romanized: Ṣədūqīm) were a socio-religious sect of Jewish people who were active in Judea during the Second...
- Jerusalem's gates to the Romans, and actively supported them against the Sadducean faction. When the Romans finally broke the entrance to the Jerusalem's...
- the Qumran community may be called Sadducean, and not Essene, since their legal positions retain a link with Sadducean tradition. Rituals of the Essenes...
- authority and worked with the Temple elites to have Jesus executed. The Sadducean high-priestly leaders of the Temple more plausibly had Jesus executed...
- stress on priesthood and the Zadokite legacy, and other details indicate a Sadducean-oriented sect either distinct from or one of the various Essene groupings...
- plausible theories of origin and identity – a Sadducean splinter group, or perhaps an Essene group with Sadducean roots.) Excerpts of this book can be read...
- trying to use Jesus' rebuttals and teachings to break down Theophilus' Sadducean philosophy, maybe with the hope that Theophilus would use his influence...
- Concerto for piano No.1,2, Creatan Concertino; Kata Saddukaion Pathi (Sadducean-P****ion) also composer of po****r songs and film scores including Zorba...
- Part of a series on Jewish philosophy ****enistic Positions: Hasmonean Sadducean Pharisee Boethusian People: Aristobulus of Alexandria Philo of Alexandria...
- entirely of Sadducees; nevertheless Simeon succeeded in ousting some of the Sadducean members and in replacing them with Pharisees. Having accomplished this...