Phariseenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfær.ɪ.siː/us/ˈfer.ɪ.siː/a member of an ancient group of Jews, written about in the Bible, who believed in obeying religious laws very carefully and separated themselves from the ordinary people
disapproving a person who thinks they are very religious, but who does not care about others
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Judaism
- bar mitzvah
- bat mitzvah
- cantor
- Chanukah
- diaspora
- Jewry
- Judaeo-Christian
- Judaic
- Judaism
- kosher
- Passover
- Pentecost
- Shabbat
- shalom
- skullcap
- Star of David
- the Talmud
- the Torah
- Yom Kippur
- Zionism
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