Pharisaism
101pietism — n 1. sanctimony, sanctimoniousness, Tar tuffery, formalism, hypocrisy, pharisaism, pharisee ism; self righteousness, Inf. goody goodiness, Inf. goodiness; false piety, excessive piety, religiosity; dissimulation, feigning, dissembling;… …
102sanctimony — 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;… …
103hypocrisy — [n] deceitfulness, pretense affectation, bad faith*, bigotry, cant, casuistry, deceit, deception, dishonesty, display, dissembling, dissimulation, double dealing, duplicity, false profession, falsity, fraud, glibness, imposture, insincerity,… …
104sham — [adj] artificial, counterfeit adulterated, affected, assumed, bogus*, dummy, ersatz*, fake, false, feigned, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, imitation, lying, make believe, misleading, mock, phony, plaster*, pretend, pretended, pseudo*, simulated …
105pharisee — n. Jewish religious adherent to ritual formalities; person ostentatiously religious, or self righteous; hypocrite. ♦ pharisaic(al), a. ♦ pharisaism, n …
106Pharisee — n. 1 a member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. 2 a self righteous person; a hypocrite. Derivatives: Pharisaic adj.… …
107pharisee — n. 1 a member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. 2 a self righteous person; a hypocrite. Derivatives: Pharisaic adj.… …
108self-righteousness — n priggishness, piousness, goodiness, sanctimoniousness, pharisaicalness, pharisaism COLLOQ. goody goodiness ≠ humility …
109phariseeism — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌizəm noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: pharisee + ism : pharisaism …
110phy|lac|ter|y — «fuh LAK tuhr ee», noun, plural ter|ies. 1. either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Jewish law, worn by Orthodox Jewish males during weekday morning prayers, to remind them to keep the Law. One is strapped to the forehead, the …
