pharisaic

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pharisaic

  (făr'ĭ-sā'ĭk) pronunciation also pharisaical (-sā'ĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Pharisaic also Pharisaical Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees.
  2. Hypocritically self-righteous and condemnatory.
pharisaically phar'i·sa'i·cal·ly adv.
pharisaicalness phar'i·sa'i·cal·ness n.
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1) of or belonging to the Pharisees
2) laying great stress upon the external observances of religion and outward show of morality, and assuming superiority on that account; hypocritical; self-righteous
 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: excessively or hypocritically pious
  Synonyms: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous


 
 

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