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pharisee |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pharisee \Phar"i*see\ (f[a^]r"[i^]*s[=e]), n. [L. Pharisaeus Gr Farisai^os, from Heb. p[=a]rash to separate.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pharisee n 1: a self-righteous or sanctimonious person 2: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions [syn: {Pharisee}]
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