pharisaic
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1. pharisaic - Adjective
2. pharisaic - Adjective Satellite
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Alt. of Pharisaical
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a sickening sanctimonious smile
Apparently the family lineage had been very attached to Pharisaic traditions and observances for generations.
First, Paul was a Hellenistic Jew with a Pharisaic background (see Gamaliel ), integral to his identity, see Paul the Apostle and Judaism for details.
The basic form of the rabbi developed in the Pharisaic and Talmudic era, when learned teachers assembled to codify Judaism's written and oral laws.