pharisaic
adj/ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/
Etymology From Latin Pharisaicus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαϊκός (Pharisaïkós), equivalent to Pharisee + -ic.
1
Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
2
Christianity Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
- 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] A reminder.1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC, Act I, page 115:
3
Self-righteous.
4
Of circumcision Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza.
- Synonyms
- pharisaical
- Derived terms
- antipharisaic
- Related terms
- Pharisee, pharisaically, pharisaicalness, pharisaism