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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
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[a^]r`[i^]*s[=a]"[i^]k), Pharisaical
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 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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