phariseeism

  • 11hypocrisy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deceit, dissembling, pretense, falsity, insincerity; sanctimony, cant, Phariseeism. See falsehood, impiety. Ant., honesty, sincerity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quackery, casuistry, pharisaism,… …

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  • 12pharisaism — n. Hypocrisy, formalism, sanctimoniousness, cant, pietism, phariseeism, assumed piety, false piety …

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  • 13sanctimony — n pietism, sanctimoniousness, Tartuf fery, formalism, hypocrisy, Pharisaism, phariseeism; false piety, excessive piety, religiosity; self righteousness, Inf. goody goodiness, Inf. goodiness; cant, lip service, mouth honor, mealy mouthedness;… …

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  • 14pharisaism — /ˈfærəseɪˌɪzəm/ (say faruhsay.izuhm) noun 1. pharisaic doctrine and practice. 2. rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy. Also, phariseeism /ˈfærəsiˌɪzəm/ (say faruhsee.izuhm) …

  • 15Pharisee — [far′ə sē΄] n. [ME pharise < OE fariseus & OFr pharisé, both < LL(Ec) Pharisaeus < Gr(Ec) pharasaios < Aram perishaiya, pl. of perish < Heb parush, orig. adj., separated < root prš, cleave, separate] 1. a member of an ancient… …

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