Pharisaically

Pharisaically: Pharisaic Phar`i*sa"ic (f[a^]r`[i^]*s[=a]"[i^]k), Pharisaical Phar`i*sa"ic*al (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa["i]que. See {Pharisee}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. ``The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.'' --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. ``Excess of outward and pharisaical holiness.'' --Bacon. ``Pharisaical ostentation.'' --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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pharisaically — adverb see pharisaical … New Collegiate Dictionary
pharisaically — See pharisaic. * * * … Universalium
pharisaically — fÃ¦rÉª seÉªÉªklÉª adv. hypocritically, in a self righteous manner … English contemporary dictionary
pharisaically — phar·i·sa·i·cal·ly … English syllables
pharisaically — adverb see pharisaical * * * pharisāˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑Pharisee … Useful english dictionary
Pharisaic — Pharisaically, adv. Pharisaicaless, n. /far euh say ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Pharisees. 2. (l.c.) practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self… … Universalium
pharisaical — adjective Date: 1531 marked by hypocritical censorious self righteousness • pharisaically adverb • pharisaicalness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
pharisaicalness — See pharisaically. * * * … Universalium
Pharisaic — [far΄ə sā′ik] adj. [LL(Ec) Pharisaicus < Gr(Ec) pharisaïkos < pharisaios: see PHARISEE] 1. of the Pharisees 2. [from the notion promulgated in the N.T. that Pharisees were generally so characterized] [p ] emphasizing or observing the letter … English World dictionary

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