pharisaic
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/
pharisaic
- Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
- (chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
- 1913, George Bernard Shaw, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070520094013/http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/pygml10.txt Pygmalion] (Act I, Scene 1)
- The church clock strikes the second quarter.
- HIGGINS [Hearing in it the voice of God, rebuking him for his Pharisaic want of charity for the poor girl]
- 1913, George Bernard Shaw, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070520094013/http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/pygml10.txt Pygmalion] (Act I, Scene 1)
- Self-righteous.
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