pharisaical
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /faɹɪˈseɪk(ə)l/
pharisaical
- Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. [from 16th c.]
- (chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical. [from 16th c.]
- 2012, Piers Brendon, ‘Beginning the Dissent’, Literary Review, vol. 401:
- Thus Aurobindo Ghose stated that the puritanical, pharisaical British conquered in the name of liberty and usurped under the cloak of altruism.
- 2012, Piers Brendon, ‘Beginning the Dissent’, Literary Review, vol. 401:
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