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  • 21pietistical — adjective 1. of or relating to Pietism the Pietistic movement • Syn: ↑pietistic • Pertains to noun: ↑Pietism, ↑Pietism (for: ↑pietistic) …

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  • 22holier-than-thou — adj. being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning others as being less virtuous than oneself. Syn: pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self righteous. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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  • 23Pecksniffian — adjective Etymology: Seth Pecksniff, character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843 44) by Charles Dickens Date: 1849 unctuously hypocritical ; pharisaical …

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  • 24pharisaic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin pharisaicus, from Late Greek pharisaikos, from Greek pharisaios Pharisee Date: circa 1618 1. pharisaical 2. capitalized of or relating to the Pharisees …

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  • 25pharisaism — noun Etymology: New Latin pharisaismus, from Greek pharisaios Date: 1583 1. capitalized the doctrines or practices of the Pharisees 2. often capitalized pharisaical character, spirit, or attitude ; hypocrisy …

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  • 26pharisee — noun Etymology: Middle English pharise, from Old English farise, from Late Latin pharisaeus, from Greek pharisaios, from Aramaic pĕrīshayyā, plural of pĕrīshā, literally, separated Date: before 12th century 1. capitalized a member of a Jewish… …

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  • 27pharisaically — adverb see pharisaical …

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  • 28pharisaicalness — noun see pharisaical …

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  • 29Antisemitism in the New Testament — A number of Christian scholars have concluded that the root of antisemitism in the Christian community is ultimately found within the New Testament. Some Christian theologians such as Rosemary Ruether and A. Roy Eckardt claim that the entire New… …

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  • 30Pharisees — The word Pharisees (lat. pharisæ|us , i ) comes from the Hebrew פרושים perushim from פרוש parush , meaning separated [Ernest Klein Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language ] . The Pharisees were, depending on the time, a… …

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