Pharisee : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pharisee	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Pharisee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pharisee n a self-righteous or sanctimonious person a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pharisee \Phar"isee\ (f[acr]r"[icr]s[emac]), n. [L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os, from Heb. p[be]rash to separate.] One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.