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Sadducee

sad·du·cee

uncommon

noun

1.

a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees

Origin

Possibly, from Hebrew צדוקי (ts'dokí, “Sadducee”), whence also Zadokites or other variants.

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