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Sadducees

The Sadducees broke away from the Pharisees.  They were disconnected from the common people, concerned with the sacrifices of the Temple, and a strict obedience to the Law of Moses.  The rejected a physical resurrection.

sign

noun

1. a token; indication.
2. any object, action, event, pattern, etc., that conveys a meaning.
3. a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents.
4. a motion or gesture used to express or convey an idea, command, decision, etc.:
Her nod was a sign that it was time to leave.
5. a notice, bearing a name, direction, warning, or advertisement, that is displayed or posted for public view:
a traffic sign; a store sign.
6. a trace; vestige:
There wasn't a sign of them.
7. an arbitrary or conventional symbol used in musical notation to indicate tonality, tempo, etc.