Associations to the word «Pharisaic»

Wiktionary

PHARISAIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
PHARISAIC, adjective. Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
PHARISAIC, adjective. Self-righteous.

Dictionary definition

PHARISAIC, adjective. Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne