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Sad·du·cee | \ ˈsa-jə-ˌsē 
, ˈsa-dyə- \
, ˈsa-dyə- \Definition of Sadducee
: a member of a Jewish party of the intertestamental period consisting of a traditional ruling class of priests and rejecting doctrines not in the Law (such as resurrection, retribution in a future life, and the existence of angels)
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Sadduceeism \ ˈsa-jə-ˌsē-ˌi-zəm , ˈsa-dyə- \ noun
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