pharisaical

Speech parts

1. pharisaical - Adjective

2. pharisaical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees.

Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pharisaic self-righteous sanctimonious pietistic pietistical holier-than-thou holy goody godly double affected false artificial assuming ceremonial
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Antonyms

natural real true direct blue actual
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Related terms

pharisaism pharisaicalness pharisaically

Examples

I must tell you, sir, that yesterday the pharisaical devil was let loose, cursed me and my little book, and condemned the book to the fire. Jakob Böhme

a sickening sanctimonious smile Source: Internet

And in doing so they’ve become more Pharisaical than the Pharisees of Jesus’ time ever hoped to be - deplatforming, ending careers, bludgeoning and ostracizing people for failing to toe the politically correct line in some way. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pharid Pharisaean pharisaic pharisaically pharisaicalness pharisaicism