Zadokite

noun
Za·​dok·​ite | \ ˈzādəˌkīt\
plural -s

Definition of Zadokite

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a Zadokite priest
2 : a member of the Zadokite sect

Zadokite

adjective
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Definition of Zadokite (Entry 2 of 2)

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.

History and Etymology for Zadokite

Noun

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

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