n.
Pronunciation: ' sa-j ə - ˌ s ē , ' sa-dy ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English saducee, from Old English sadduce, from Late Latin sadducaeus, from Greek saddoukaios, from Late Hebrew ș ā dd ū qi
Date: before 12th century
: 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 (as resurrection, retribution in a future life, and the existence of angels)
– Sad · du · cee · ism \ - ˌ i-z ə m \ noun