SINCE 1828
Zadokite
noun
Za·dok·ite
| \ ˈzādəˌkīt\
plural -s
Definition of Zadokite
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a Zadokite priest
2
: a member of the Zadokite sect
Zadokite
adjective
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Definition of Zadokite (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: of or relating to Zadok or a line of priests of the highest rank descended from him
the Zadokite priesthood
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a Jewish rigorist sect seceding from Orthodox Judaism and settling in Damascus in the second century b.c.
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