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Pharisaic
[ far-uh-sey-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to the Pharisees.
- (lowercase) practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-righteous; hypocritical.
Pharisaic
/ ˌfærɪˈseɪɪk /
adjective
- Judaism of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism
- often not capital righteously hypocritical
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Derived Forms
- ˌPhariˈsaicalness, noun
- ˌPhariˈsaically, adverb
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Other Words From
- Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ly adverb
- Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ess noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pharisaic1
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Example Sentences
The suppression of the Pharisaic ordinances and the punishment of those who observed them led to some disturbance.
This Pharisaic panoply in which Tammany was clad, as in a coat of mail, was no small element of its strength.
Here they are leagued with the Sadducees, and are the declared foes of the Pharisaic party.
We all know how hackneyed the charge of spiritual pride and Pharisaic self-complacency is, and, thank God, how unjust it often is.
This largely resulted from the Pharisaic instinct that assumes superiority over other men.
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