pharisaic.
Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
Self-righteous.
Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Pharisaicus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαϊκός (Pharisaïkós). By surface analysis, Pharisee + -ic.
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