pharisaic

English

Etymology

Pharisee +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfæ.ɹɪ.seɪ̯.jɪk/

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.
   • 1913, George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (Act I, Scene 1)

     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]

3. Self-righteous.

Synonyms

• pharisaical

Related terms

• pharisaic
• pharisaically
• pharisaicalness
• pharisaism

Translations

of or pertaining to Pharisees

• Danish: farisæisk
• Finnish: farisealainen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Galician: farisaico (gl)

of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning

• Danish: farisæisk
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: farisealainen, tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

self-righteous

• Danish: skinhellig, farisæisk
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: farisealainen, teeskentelevä (fi), tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

See also

• Pharisee