pharisaic

English

Alternative forms

• Pharisaic

Etymology

From Pharisee +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/

Adjective

pharisaic (comparative more pharisaic, superlative most pharisaic)

1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
2. (chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
   • 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:

     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.

3. Self-righteous.
5. (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.

Synonyms

• pharisaical

Related terms

• pharisaic
• pharisaically
• pharisaicalness
• pharisaism

Translations

of or pertaining to Pharisees

• Danish: farisæisk
• Finnish: farisealainen
• Galician: farisaico (gl)

of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning

• Danish: farisæisk
• Finnish: farisealainen, tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

self-righteous

• Danish: skinhellig, farisæisk
• Finnish: farisealainen, teeskentelevä (fi), tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

See also

• Pharisee

Anagrams

• chirapsia