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Definitions for pharisaical
phar·i·saical
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Princeton's WordNet
holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteousadjective
excessively or hypocritically pious
"a sickening sanctimonious smile"
Wiktionary
pharisaicaladjective
Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
pharisaicaladjective
Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pharisaicaladjective
Ritual; externally religious, from the sect of the Pharisees, whose religion consisted almost wholly in ceremonies.
Etymology: from pharisee.
The causes of superstition are pleasing and sensual rites, excess of outward and pharisaical holiness, over-great reverence of traditions, which cannot but load the church. Francis Bacon.
Suffer us not to be deluded with pharisaical washings instead of christian reformings. Charles I .
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pharisaical
Pharisaical refers to behavior or attitudes characterized by hypocrisy, self-righteousness, or sanctimoniousness. The term comes from the name of a biblical Jewish sect, the Pharisees, who were seen as excessively or hypocritically pious. Thus, someone behaving in a pharisaical manner might be overly obsessed with religious or moral laws but failing to apply them or understand their spirit accurately.
Webster Dictionary
Pharisaicaladjective
of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees
Pharisaicaladjective
addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous
Etymology: [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisaque. See Pharisee.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pharisaical in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pharisaical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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