Thesaurus: pharisee

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
3. n. a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
4. 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.
5. One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict andformal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions ofthe elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them toseparate themselves from the other Jews.
6. n:100 n. a self-righteous or sanctimonious person n. a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions