Zadokite

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noun

Za·​dok·​ite

ˈzādəˌkīt

plural -s

1

: a Zadokite priest

2

: a member of the Zadokite sect

Zadokite

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adjective

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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.

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Zadok, high priest of Israel during the reign of King David + English -ite

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