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Pharisaic

Phar·i·sa·ic [ fàrri sáy ik ] or Pha·ri·sa·i·cal [ fàrri sáy ik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. associated with Pharisees: relating to or characteristic of the Pharisees

2. self-righteously obsessed with rules: acting with hypocrisy, self-righteousness, or obsessiveness with regard to the strict adherence to rules and formalities

[Early 17th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin< Greek pharisaïkos< pharisaios (see Pharisee)]

Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ly adverb
Phar·i·sa·i·cal·ness noun
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