pharisaic

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

Phar=i=sa=ic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective pharisaic has 1 sense

pharisaic(s = adj.all) holier-than-thou, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, sanctimonious, self-righteous - excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"

Derived form noun pharisee₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

pharisaic, a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisaïque. See Pharisee.].

Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. [1913 Webster]

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THESAURUS

pharisaic

Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, false, goody, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, oily, pecksniffian, pharisaical, pharisean, pietistic, pious, sanctified, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure, sniveling, unctuous

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