- Word of the day - Pharisee

in english •  7 years ago 

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The word of the day


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The word of the day is:

Pharisee:

  • A member of an ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in both its oral and written form.
  • A hypocritically self-righteous person.
  • In the Judaism:
    • A member of an ancient Jewish sect that was opposed to the Sadducees, teaching strict observance of Jewish tradition as interpreted rabbinically and believing in life after death and in the coming of the Messiah.

Examples:

"He was, and is yet most likely, the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours."

  • "Who but a Pharisee can believe that he is better than another?"

Synonyms:

  • Hypocrite
  • Phony
  • Tartuffe.

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