Sadducean

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adjective

Of, like, or pertaining to the Sadducees.

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SadducaicSadducaicalSadduceeic
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Meanings

adjectiveSadducean (comparative more Sadducean, superlative most Sadducean)

comparative more Sadducean · superlative most Sadducean · alternative Sadducæan · alternative Sadducaean · alternative Sadduceean

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to the Sadducees.

    Synonyms: Sadducaic, Sadducaical, Sadduceeic

nounSadducean (plural Sadduceans)

plural Sadduceans · alternative Sadducæan · alternative Sadducaean · alternative Sadduceean

  1. A Sadducee.

    The festivals are also celebrated by this sect in the same manner as by the Rabbins; but divorce is prohibited among them as among the Sadduceans; [...]

    1872, The New Era, page 408

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, like, or pertaining to the Sadducees.

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SadducaicSadducaicalSadduceeic
Also see
sadducee

Origin

From Latin Sadducaeus + -an.

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Translations

French sadducéen, sadducéen
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German Sadduzäer
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Cite this entry
APA

Sadducean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sadducean

MLA

“Sadducean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sadducean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sadducean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sadducean.

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