Pharisaic
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.
Origin of Pharisaic
1- Also Phar·i·sa·i·cal [far-uh-sey-i-kuhl] /ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪ kəl/ .
Other words from Pharisaic
- Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb
- Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ess, noun
Words Nearby Pharisaic
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How to use Pharisaic in a sentence
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.
The Art of Letters | Robert Lynd
British Dictionary definitions for Pharisaic
Pharisaical
/ (ˌfærɪˈseɪɪk) /
Judaism of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism
(often not capital) righteously hypocritical
Derived forms of Pharisaic
- Pharisaically, adverb
- Pharisaicalness, noun
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