Sadducee

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Sadducee /ˈsadjʊsiː/

▶noun a member of an ancient Jewish sect that denied the resurrection of the dead, the existence of spirits, and the obligation of oral tradition, emphasizing acceptance of the written Law alone.

– derivatives
Sadducean /-ˈsiːən/ adjective.

– origin OE sadducēas (pl.), via late L. from Gk Saddoukaios, from Heb. ṣĕḏōqī in the sense ‘descendant of Zadok’ (2 Sam. 8:17).