Found 2 items, similar to Pharisaic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pharisaic pharisaic adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; “a sickening sanctimonious smile” [syn: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pharisaic 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]