Sadducee

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noun

A member of an ancient Jewish sect possibly formed as a political party in the 2nd century BCE and existing until around the 1st century CE.

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Sadducean
OriginHebrew צדוקי →
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Meanings

nounSadducee (plural Sadducees)

plural Sadducees

  1. historicalA member of an ancient Jewish sect possibly formed as a political party in the 2nd century BCE and existing until around the 1st century CE.

    Synonyms: Sadducean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of an ancient Jewish sect possibly formed as a political party in the 2nd century BCE and existing until around the 1st century CE.

Similar
Sadducean

Origin

  1. Hebrewצדוקי“Sadducee”
  2. EnglishSadducee

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σαδδουκαῖος
  • Σαδδουκαῖος (Saddoukaîos)member of an ancient Jewish sect
Arabic صَدُّوقِيّ
  • صَدُّوقِيّ (ṣaddūqiyy)member of an ancient Jewish sect
Chinese Mandarin 撒都該人 /撒都该人
  • 撒都該人 /撒都该人 (Sādūgāirén)member of an ancient Jewish sect
Danish saddukæer
  • saddukæermember of an ancient Jewish sect
Finnish saddukeus
  • saddukeusmember of an ancient Jewish sect
French sadducéen
  • sadducéenmember of an ancient Jewish sect
German Sadduzäer, Sadduzäerin
  • Sadduzäermember of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Sadduzäerinmember of an ancient Jewish sect
Hebrew צְדוֹקִי
  • צְדוֹקִי (ts'doqí)member of an ancient Jewish sect
Hindi सदूकी
  • सदूकी (sadūkī)member of an ancient Jewish sect
Irish Sadúcach
  • Sadúcachmember of an ancient Jewish sect
Italian sadduceo
  • sadduceomember of an ancient Jewish sect
Latin Saddūcaeus
  • Saddūcaeusmember of an ancient Jewish sect
Portuguese saduceu
  • saduceumember of an ancient Jewish sect
Russian саддуке́й
  • саддуке́й (saddukéj)member of an ancient Jewish sect
Spanish saduceo
  • saduceomember of an ancient Jewish sect
Swedish sadducé
  • sadducémember of an ancient Jewish sect
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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