Pharisee

/ˈfɛɹɪsiː/

Synonyms for "pharisee" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(1 words)
adherent of ritualism
affectercantercanting hypocritedissemblerdissimulationdissimulatorfair-weather friend

Strong matches (12)

false friendformalistholy williehypocritejoseph surfaceliplip serverlip worshipermawwormmealymouth
Noun(2 words)

Related words (19)

Noun(3 words)
nicodemusorthodox jewsect member
pecksniffphonypietistpious fraudposerpuristranterreligionistreligious hypocritesanctimonious fraudsnivelersnufflerspiritual humbugsummer soldiertartuffewhited sepulcher

Related word relations

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More general

9 entries
HebrewIsraeliteJewJewish sect memberdisagreeable personpious personreligious adherentreligious group memberunpleasant person

More specific

2 entries

Collocations

6 entries
Pharisaical interpretationPharisaism influencePharisee beliefsPharisee mindsetPharisee practicesPharisee tradition

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"We use the word Pharisee for sanctimonious types, or for those who commit the sin of adding to scripture." "Wow; I've always called those types Christians."

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Apart from the Karaites, every Jew is a Pharisee.

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Zamenhof was a Pharisee.

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Zamenhof held with the ideas of the Pharisee sage Hillel.

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