pharisaic

English

Alternative forms

• Pharisaic

Etymology

From Pharisee +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/

Adjective

pharisaic (comparative more pharisaic, superlative most pharisaic)

1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
2. (chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
   • 1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC, Act I, page 115:

     The church clock strikes the second quarter. / higgins [hearing in it the voice of God, rebuking him for his Pharisaic want of charity for the poor girl] A reminder.

3. Self-righteous.
5. Of circumcision: involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah and periah (typical of circumcision in modern Judaism and the USA).

Synonyms

• pharisaical

Related terms

• pharisaic
• pharisaically
• pharisaicalness
• pharisaism

Translations

of or pertaining to Pharisees

• Danish: farisæisk
• Finnish: farisealainen
• Galician: farisaico (gl)

of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning

• Danish: farisæisk
• Finnish: farisealainen, tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

self-righteous

• Danish: skinhellig, farisæisk
• Finnish: farisealainen, teeskentelevä (fi), tekopyhä (fi), ulkokultainen (fi)

See also

• Pharisee

Anagrams

• chirapsia