I. ˈzādəˌkīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Zadok, high priest of Israel during the reign of King David + English -ite
1. : a Zadokite priest
2. : a member of the Zadokite sect
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
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.