pharisaism

Phar·i·sa·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [far-uh-sey-iz-uh m]
- /ˈfær ə seɪˌɪz əm/
- /ˈfæ.rə.ˌse.ˌɪ.zəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [far-uh-sey-iz-uh m]
- /ˈfær ə seɪˌɪz əm/

Definitions of pharisaism word

noun pharisaism the principles and practices of the Pharisees. 1
noun pharisaism (lowercase) rigid observance of external forms of religion or conduct without genuine piety; hypocrisy. 1
noun pharisaism the tenets and customs of the Pharisees 0
noun pharisaism observance of the external forms of religion without genuine belief; hypocrisy 0
noun pharisaism the beliefs and practices of the Pharisees 0
noun pharisaism pharisaic behavior, character, principles, etc. 0

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Origin of pharisaism

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

From the New Latin word Pharisaismus, dating back to 1595-1605. See Pharisaic, -ism

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Parts of speech for Pharisaism

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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pharisaism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% 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.

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Synonyms for pharisaism

noun pharisaism

bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
fakery — the practice or result of faking.
glibness — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.

All 9 Synonyms of pharisaism