Meaning of PHARISAIC
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| Definition: | | [adj] excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" |
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| Synonyms: | | holier-than-thou, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[a^]r`[i^]*s[=a]"[i^]k), Pharisaical
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| Related Terms: | | affected, canting, false, goody, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, oily, Pecksniffian, pharisaical, pharisean, pietistic, pious, sanctified, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure, sniveling, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, unctuous |
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