'Pharisee' definitions:
Definition of 'pharisee'
(from WordNet)
noun
A self-righteous or sanctimonious person
noun
A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
Definition of 'Pharisee'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pharisee'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affecter,
- canter,
- canting hypocrite,
- dissembler,
- dissimulator,
- fair-weather friend,
- false friend,
- formalist,
- Holy Willie,
- hypocrite,
- Joseph Surface,
- lip,
- lip server,
- lip worshiper,
- Mawworm,
- mealymouth,
- Pecksniff,
- Pharisee,
- phony,
- pietist,
- pious fraud,
- poser,
- ranter,
- religionist,
- religious hypocrite,
- sanctimonious fraud,
- sniveler,
- snuffler,
- spiritual humbug,
- summer soldier,
- Tartuffe,
- whited sepulcher