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Pharisaic

//ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of pharisaic. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.

    "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] A reminder."

  4. 4
    Self-righteous.
  5. 5
    Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza.
Adjective
  1. 1
    excessively or hypocritically pious wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Pharisaicus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαϊκός (Pharisaïkós), equivalent to Pharisee + -ic.

Etymology 2

From Pharisee + -ic.

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