Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pharisee"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pharisee \Phar"i*see\ (f[a^]r"[i^]*s[=e]), n. [L. Pharisaeus,
Gr. Farisai^os, from Heb. p[=a]rash to separate.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pharisee
n 1: a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
2: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict
obedience to Jewish traditions [syn: {Pharisee}]
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