Pharisaism

  • 11pharisaism — n. Hypocrisy, formalism, sanctimoniousness, cant, pietism, phariseeism, assumed piety, false piety …

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  • 12Pharisaism — n hypocrisy, insincerity, falseness, Tar tuffery, Pecksniffery; formalism, mere show, solemn mockery; sanctimony, sanctimoniousness, self righteousness, religiosity, false piety, over piety, pietism, piousness; cant, mummery, mouthing, lip… …

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  • 13pharisaism — phar·i·sa·ism …

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  • 14Pharisaism — Phar•i•sa•ism [[t]ˈfær ə seɪˌɪz əm[/t]] also Phar•i•see•ism [[t] siˌɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) jud the principles and practices of the Pharisees 2) jud (l.c.) pharisaic character, behavior, or practice; sanctimoniousness Phar′i•sa•ist, adj …

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  • 15pharisaism — /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) …

  • 16Pharisees — • A politico religious sect or faction among the adherents of later Judaism, that came into existence as a class about the third century B.C. . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pharisees     Pharisees …

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  • 17phar|i|see|ism — «FAR uh see IHZ uhm», noun. = Pharisaism. (Cf. ↑Pharisaism) phar|i|see|ism «FAR uh see IHZ uhm», noun. = pharisaism. (Cf. ↑pharisaism) …

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  • 18Phar|i|see|ism — «FAR uh see IHZ uhm», noun. = Pharisaism. (Cf. ↑Pharisaism) phar|i|see|ism «FAR uh see IHZ uhm», noun. = pharisaism. (Cf. ↑pharisaism) …

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  • 19CHRISTIANITY — CHRISTIANITY, a general term denoting the historic community deriving from the original followers of Jesus of Nazareth; the institutions, social and cultural patterns, and the beliefs and doctrines evolved by this community; and – in the   widest …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 20hypocrisy — 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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