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Sadducee

The priestly party of the Second Temple, probably named after Zadok, King Solomon's high priest, whose descendants claimed the priesthood.

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The name is often explained as 'the righteous ones' (Hebrew ṣaddîq 'righteous'); the OED calls this philologically untenable, and the link to Zadok is the standard view.

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