Sadducee

 
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Sadducee

  (săj'ə-sē', săd'yə-) pronunciation
n.

A member of a priestly, aristocratic Jewish sect founded in the second century B.C. that accepted only the written Mosaic law and that ceased to exist after the destruction of the Temple in A.D. 70.

[Middle English Saducee, from Old English Sadducēas, Sadducees, from Late Latin Sadducaeī, from Greek Saddoukaioi, from Mishnaic Hebrew ṣədûqî, after ṣādôq, Zadok, high priest in the time of David and Solomon, from ṣādôq, just, righteous, from ṣādaq, to be just.]

Sadducean Sad'du·ce'an (-sē'ən) adj.
Sadduceeism Sad'du·cee'ism n.
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Member of a Jewish priestly sect that flourished for about two centuries, until the destruction (AD 70) of the Second Temple of Jerusalem. Sadducees were generally wealthier, more conservative, and better connected politically than their rivals, the Pharisees. They believed in strict interpretation of the Torah and thus rejected such ideas as immortality of the soul, bodily resurrection after death, and the existence of angels. They viewed Jesus' ministry with mistrust and are believed to have played some part in his death. Their wealth and complicity with Roman rulers made them unpopular with the common people.

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Translations: Translations for: Sadducee

Dansk (Danish)
n. - saddukæer

Nederlands (Dutch)
Sadduceeër

Français (French)
n. - Sadducée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sadduzäer (Mitglied einer jüdischen Sekte)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) Σαδδουκαίος

Italiano (Italian)
sadduceo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saduceu (m)

Русский (Russian)
саддукей

Español (Spanish)
n. - saduceo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sadducé

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
撒都该教派

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 撒都該教派

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사두개 사람, 물질주의자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - サドカイ教徒, 物質主義者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) احد افراد طائفه يهوديه, الصدوقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בן כת יהודית בתקופת החשמונאים ואחריה שלא האמינה בתחיית המתים, צדוקי‬


 
 

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