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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Phar•i•see /ˈfærəˌsi/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Judaisma member of an ancient Jewish group that believed in strict observance of religious practices, liberal interpretation of the Bible, and obedience to oral laws and traditions.
- [pharisee] one who pretends to be religious but who is not so really; a hypocrite.
Phar•i•sa•ic /ˌfærəˈseɪɪk/USA pronunciation Phar•i•sa•i•cal, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Phar•i•sa•ic (far′ə sā′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Judaismof or pertaining to the Pharisees.
- Judaism(l.c.) practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit;
self-righteous;
hypocritical.
Also, Phar′i•sa′i•cal. - Greek Pharisaikós. See Pharisee, -ic
- Late Latin Pharisaicus
- 1610–20
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Phar•i•see (far′ə sē′),USA pronunciation n. - Judaisma member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
- (l.c.) a sanctimonious, self-righteous, or hypocritical person.
- Aramaic pərīshayyā, plural of pərīshā literally, separated
- Greek Pharīsaîos
- Late Latin Pharīsēus, variant of Pharīsaeus
- Middle English Pharise, Farise, Old English Farīsēus bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Pharisaic /ˌfærɪˈseɪɪk/, Pharisaical adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism
- (often not capital) righteously hypocritical
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