Pharisaical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /faɹɪˈseɪk(ə)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pharisaical is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
More Meanings
- (chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical.
Example Sentences
Thus Aurobindo Ghose stated that the puritanical, pharisaical British conquered in the name of liberty and usurped under the cloak of altruism.
Perhaps no man in the world had less than Douglas the pharisaical precision of Methodism; he was totally averse to their sudden and evanescent flights of enthusiasm, their frantic ravings of intemperate zeal in devotion, as if invoking a vindictive and implacable Deity;[…]
Synonyms for pharisaical
Depending on context, synonyms include pharisaic, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pietistic, holier-than-thou.
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