pharisaical

  • 11pharisaical — adjective excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile • Syn: ↑holier than thou, ↑pietistic, ↑pietistical, ↑pharisaic, ↑sanctimonious, ↑self righteous • Similar to …

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  • 12hypocrisy — hypocrisy, sanctimony, pharisaism, cant mean the pretense or affectation of being more virtuous or more religious than one actually is. The same differences in implications and connotations are found in their corresponding adjectives,… …

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  • 13Pharisaic — Phar i*sa ic (f[a^]r [i^]*s[=a] [i^]k), Pharisaical Phar i*sa ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko s: cf. F. pharisa[ i]que. See {Pharisee}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. The Pharisaic sect… …

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  • 14Pharisaically — Pharisaic Phar i*sa ic (f[a^]r [i^]*s[=a] [i^]k), Pharisaical Phar i*sa ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko s: cf. F. pharisa[ i]que. See {Pharisee}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. The Pharisaic …

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  • 15Pharisaicalness — Pharisaic Phar i*sa ic (f[a^]r [i^]*s[=a] [i^]k), Pharisaical Phar i*sa ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko s: cf. F. pharisa[ i]que. See {Pharisee}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. The Pharisaic …

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  • 16Scandal — • A word or action evil in itself, which occasions another s spiritual ruin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scandal     Scandal     † …

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  • 17Religion and divorce — Many countries in Europe had prohibited divorce, as it is not allowed by the Catholic Church. Sometimes citizens travelled to other jurisdictions to obtain a divorce.[citation needed] No Catholic Church will remarry divorced persons, unless they… …

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  • 18holier-than-thou — adjective excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile • Syn: ↑pietistic, ↑pietistical, ↑pharisaic, ↑pharisaical, ↑sanctimonious, ↑self righteous • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 19pharisaic — adjective excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile • Syn: ↑holier than thou, ↑pietistic, ↑pietistical, ↑pharisaical, ↑sanctimonious, ↑self righteous • Similar t …

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  • 20pietistic — adjective 1. of or relating to Pietism the Pietistic movement • Syn: ↑pietistical • Pertains to noun: ↑Pietism (for: ↑pietistical), ↑Pietism …

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