pharisaical

  • 81pharisaic — /færəˈseɪɪk/ (say faruh sayik) adjective practising or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion without regard to its spirit; self righteous; hypocritical. Also, pharisaical …

  • 82hypocritical — [adj] deceitful, pretending affected, artificial, assuming, bland, canting, captious, caviling, deceptive, deluding, dissembling, double, double dealing, duplicitous, faithless, false, feigning, fishy*, fraudulent, glib, hollow, insincere, jivey …

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  • 83sanctimonious — [adj] self righteous bigoted, canting, deceiving, false, goody goody*, holier than thou*, hypocritical, insincere, pharisaical, pietistic, pious, preachy, selfsatisfied, smug, stuffy, unctuous; concepts 401,404 Ant. humble, meek, modest …

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  • 84Pharisaic — Pharisee ► NOUN 1) a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for their strict observance of the traditional and written law. 2) a self righteous or hypocritical person. DERIVATIVES Pharisaic adjective Pharisaical adjective. ORIGIN Greek Pharisaios …

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  • 85Pharisee — ► NOUN 1) a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for their strict observance of the traditional and written law. 2) a self righteous or hypocritical person. DERIVATIVES Pharisaic adjective Pharisaical adjective. ORIGIN Greek Pharisaios, from an …

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  • 86Pharisaic — [far΄ə sā′ik] adj. [LL(Ec) Pharisaicus < Gr(Ec) pharisaïkos < pharisaios: see PHARISEE] 1. of the Pharisees 2. [from the notion promulgated in the N.T. that Pharisees were generally so characterized] [p ] emphasizing or observing the letter …

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  • 87Pharisee — n. 1 a member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. 2 a self righteous person; a hypocrite. Derivatives: Pharisaic adj.… …

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  • 88pharisee — n. 1 a member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. 2 a self righteous person; a hypocrite. Derivatives: Pharisaic adj.… …

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  • 89pharisaism — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsāˌizəm noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin pharisaismus, from Greek pharisaios Pharisee + Latin ismus ism 1. usually capitalized : the doctrines or practices of the Pharisees the path of withdrawal, separation, and dedication, which is the… …

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  • 90pharisaically — adverb see pharisaical * * * pharisāˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑Pharisee …

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