Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PHARISAIC
pietistic, holier-than-thou, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
(adjective) excessively or hypocritically pious; “a sickening sanctimonious smile”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pharisaic (comparative more pharisaic, superlative most pharisaic)
Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
(chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
Self-righteous.
Synonyms
• pharisaical
Source: Wiktionary
Phar`i*sa"ic, Phar`i*sa"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. pharisaïque. See Pharisee.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. "The Pharisaic sect among the Jews." Cudworth.
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.
– Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee Trivia
