pharisaic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/
Etymology
From Latin Pharisaicus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαϊκός (Pharisaïkós). By surface analysis, Pharisee + -ic.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
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Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
The church clock strikes the second quarter. / higgins [hearing in it the voice of God, rebuking him for his Pharisaic want of charity for the poor girl] A reminder.
1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC, Act I, page 115:
- Self-righteous.
- (of circumcision) Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pharisaic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| Pharisaic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more pharisaic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
pharisaically · Pharisee · pharisaicalness · pharisaism
Synonyms
Translations (16)
da skinhellig (self-righteous) · fi farisealainen (of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning) · fi tekopyhä (of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning) · fi ulkokultainen (of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning) · fi teeskentelevä (self-righteous) · da farisæisk (of or pertaining to Pharisees) · gl farisaico (of or pertaining to Pharisees) · da farisæisk (self-righteous) · fi tekopyhä (self-righteous) · ca farisaic (of or pertaining to Pharisees) · fr pharisaïque (of or pertaining to Pharisees) · da farisæisk (of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning) · fi farisealainen (of or pertaining to Pharisees) · fi ulkokultainen (self-righteous) · fi farisealainen (self-righteous) · sv fariseisk (of or pertaining to Pharisees)