Associations to the word «Pharisee»

Wiktionary

PHARISEE, noun. A member of a political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 BCE–70 CE). The movement was ultimately the basis for most contemporary forms of Judaism.
PHARISEE, noun. (figruatively) (by extension) A person who values the letter of the law over the spirit or intention of the law.

Dictionary definition

PHARISEE, noun. A self-righteous or sanctimonious person.
PHARISEE, noun. A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions.

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