pharisaic

English

Alternative forms

Pharisaic

Etymology

Pharisee +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/

Adjective

pharisaic (comparative more pharisaic, superlative most pharisaic)

Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
(chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
- 1912, George Bernard Shaw, “Act I”, in Pygmalion‎:
  The church clock strikes the second quarter.
  HIGGINS [Hearing in it the voice of God, rebuking him for his Pharisaic want of charity for the poor girl]
Self-righteous.
(of circumcision) Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy) in addition to milah and periah (typical of circumcision in modern Judaism and the USA).

Synonyms

pharisaical

Related terms

Translations

of or pertaining to Pharisees

Danish: farisæisk
Finnish: farisealainen
Galician: farisaico (gl)

of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning

Danish: farisæisk
Finnish: farisealainen, tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

self-righteous

Danish: skinhellig, farisæisk
Finnish: farisealainen, teeskentelevä (fi), tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

See also

Pharisee

Anagrams

chirapsia

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