pharisaic
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/
Adjective

pharisaic

  1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
  2. (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]
  3. Self-righteous.
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