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Sadducee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Jew, Hebrew, Israelite

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aghwan: 𐔵𐔰𐔳𐕒𐕄𐔰𐕒𐕡𐕇 (zadoḳaux̣) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Arabic: صَدُّوقِيّ (ṣaddūqiyy) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏌᏚᏏ (asadusi) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撒都該人 /撒都该人 (Sādūgāirén) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Danish: saddukæer — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Faroese: saddukeari — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Finnish: saddukeus — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • German: Sadduzäer — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • German: Sadduzäerin — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Ancient Greek: Σαδδουκαῖος (Saddoukaîos) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Hebrew: צְדוֹקִי (ts'doqí) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Hindi: सदूकी (sadūkī) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Irish: Sadúcach — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Italian: sadduceo — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Latin: Saddūcaeus — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Macedonian: садукеј (sadukej) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Plautdietsch: Saduzäa — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Portuguese: saduceu — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Russian: саддуке́й (saddukéj) — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Spanish: saduceo — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Swedish: sadducé — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Volapük: sadukan — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Volapük: hisadukan — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Volapük: jisadukan — member of an ancient Jewish sect
  • Volapük: sadukanef — member of an ancient Jewish sect