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pharisaic a. 法利赛人的;伪善的 法利赛人的;伪善的 pharisaic adj 1: excessively or hypocritically pious; " a sickening sanctimonious smile" [ synonym: { holier- than- thou}, { pietistic}, { pietistical}, { pharisaic}, { pharisaical}, { sanctimonious}, { self- righteous}] Pharisaic \ Phar` i* sa" ic\ ( f[ a^] r`[ i^]* s[= a]"[ i^] k), Pharisaical\ Phar` i* sa" ic* al\ (-[ i^]* kal), a. [ L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai: ko` s: cf. F. pharisa[" i] que. See { Pharisee}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. " The Pharisaic sect among the Jews." -- Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self- righteous. " Excess of outward and pharisaical holiness." -- Bacon. " Pharisaical ostentation." -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Phar` i* sa" ic* al* ly}, adv. -- { Phar` i* sa" ic* al* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 25 Moby Thesaurus words for " pharisaic": Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, false, goody, goody- goody, holier- than- thou, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, oily, pecksniffian, pharisaical, pharisean, pietistic, pious, sanctified, sanctimonious, self- righteous, simon- pure, sniveling, unctuous
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