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Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[a^]r`[i^]*s[=a]"[i^]k), Pharisaical
\Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr.
Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa["i]que. See {Pharisee}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the
Pharisees. "The Pharisaic sect among the Jews."
--Cudworth.
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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.
[1913 Webster] -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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