a member of a Jewish aristocratic and priestly sect noted at the time of Jesus Christ for rejecting various beliefs of the Pharisees, e.g. resurrection and the existence of angels
Sadducean /-ʹsee·ən/ adj
[Old English sadduce via late Latin sadducaeus from Greek saddoukaios, from late Hebrew sāddūqi descendant of Zadok, high priest and supposed founder]