Pharisaic

[ far-uh-sey-ik ]

/ ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪk /

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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.

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Also Phar·i·sa·i·cal

[far-uh-sey-i-kuhl] /ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪ kəl/ .

Origin of Pharisaic

1610–20; <Late Latin Pharisaicus <Greek Pharisaikós. See Pharisee, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Pharisaic

Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ly, adverbPhar·i·sa·i·cal·ess, noun

Words nearby Pharisaic

pharaoh hound, pharaohs, Pharaonic, Phar.B., Phar.D., Pharisaic, Pharisaism, Pharisee, Pharisees, pharm., pharma

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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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
This Pharisaic panoply in which Tammany was clad, as in a coat of mail, was no small element of its strength.
Satan's Invisible World Displayed or, Despairing Democracy|W. T. Stead
Here they are leagued with the Sadducees, and are the declared foes of the Pharisaic party.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
We all know how hackneyed the charge of spiritual pride and Pharisaic self-complacency is, and, thank God, how unjust it often is.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 7: Hale to Farrar|Various

This largely resulted from the Pharisaic instinct that assumes superiority over other men.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd

British Dictionary definitions for Pharisaic

Pharisaic

Pharisaical

/ (ˌfærɪˈseɪɪk) /

adjective

Judaism of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism

(often not capital) righteously hypocritical

Derived forms of Pharisaic

Pharisaically, adverbPharisaicalness, noun

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