PHARISAICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
pharisaically (comparative more pharisaically, superlative most pharisaically)
(chiefly Christianity) In a pharisaical manner.
Source: Wiktionary
PHARISAIC
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.
PHARISAICAL
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