pharisaic

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IPA /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/

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Adjective

pharisaic adjective

Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
Self-righteous.

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pharisaical pietistical pietistic holier-than-thou pious sanctimonious self-righteous rabbinic hypocritical phylacteric pharaonic hieratic philo-semitic rabbinistical rabbinistic halachic

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pharisees sanhedrin judaism torah talmud resurrection synagogue christianity oral doctrine jesus rabbi

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