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- [far-uh-sey-ik or far-uh-sey-i-kuh l]
- /ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪk or ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪ kəl/
- /færɪˈseɪɪk/
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- [far-uh-sey-ik or far-uh-sey-i-kuh l]
- /ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪk or ˌfær əˈseɪ ɪ kəl/
Definitions of pharisaic word
- adjective pharisaic of or relating to the Pharisees. 1
- adjective pharisaic (lowercase) practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-righteous; hypocritical. 1
- adjective pharisaic of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism 0
- adjective pharisaic righteously hypocritical 0
- adjective pharisaic of the Pharisees 0
- adjective pharisaic emphasizing or observing the letter but not the spirit of religious law; self-righteous; sanctimonious 0
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Origin of pharisaic
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Late Latin Pharisaicus < Greek Pharisaikós. See Pharisee, -ic
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Parts of speech for Pharisaic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pharisaic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pharisaic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pharisaic
adj pharisaic
- goody goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
adjective pharisaic
- caviling — Present participle of cavil.
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
- dissembling — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- feigning — to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
- jivey — resembling, suggesting, or characteristic of jive; lively.
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