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English Dictionary: pharisaic by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pharisaic
adj
  1. excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
    Synonym(s): holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[acr]r`[icr]*s[amac]"[icr]k),
   Pharisaical \Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L.
      Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa[8b]que. See
      {Pharisee}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the
            Pharisees. [bd]The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.[b8]
            --Cudworth.
  
      2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a
            show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial;
            formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. [bd]Excess of
            outward and pharisaical holiness.[b8] --Bacon.
            [bd]Pharisaical ostentation.[b8] --Macaulay. --
            {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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