Sadducee

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sadducee \Sad"du*cee\, n. [L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. ?, Heb.
     Tsadd[=u]k[imac]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.


     [1913 Webster] Sadduceeism

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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