Associations to the word «Pharisaical»

Wiktionary

PHARISAICAL, adjective. Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical. [from 16th c.]
PHARISAICAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin