pharisaic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
Self-righteous.
Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza.

adj

/ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/

pharisaic more pharisaic most pharisaic

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

pharisaical

Pharisee pharisaically pharisaicalness pharisaism

antipharisaic

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