PHARISEE
\fˈaɹɪsˌiː], \fˈaɹɪsˌiː], \f_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˌiː]\
Definitions of PHARISEE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.
By Oddity Software
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One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.
By Noah Webster.
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One of a religious school among the Jews, marked by their strict observance of the law and of religious ordinances.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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One of an ancient Jewish sect excessively devoted to tradition and ceremonies; a self righteous person.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin, Greek, Hebrew] One of a sect among the Jews noted for a strict observance of rites and ceremonies, scrupulous adherence to the traditions of the elders, ostentation in prayer and alms-giving, and generally for their claim to superior sanctity to other men;—hence, a formalist;—a hypocrite;—a self-righteous man;—a bigot.
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