Pharisaic

or Phar·i·sa·i·cal

[ far-uh-sey-ik or far-uh-sey-i-kuh l ]
/ ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪk or ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪ kəl /
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adjective

of or relating to the Pharisees.
(lowercase) practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-righteous; hypocritical.

Origin of Pharisaic

1610–20; < Late Latin Pharisaicus < Greek Pharisaikós. See Pharisee, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Pharisaic

Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ess, noun

Words related to pharisaic

affected, artificial, assuming, bland, canting, captious, deceptive, double, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, fishy, fraudulent, glib, hollow, insincere, left-handed, lying, oily, Pecksniffian

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British Dictionary definitions for pharisaic

Pharisaic

Pharisaical

/ (ˌfærɪˈseɪɪk) /

adjective

Judaism of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism
(often not capital) righteously hypocritical

Derived forms of Pharisaic

Pharisaically, adverb Pharisaicalness, noun