Pharisee
noun
- a member of an ancient Jewish group that carefully observed the written law but also accepted the oral, or traditional, law, advocated democratization of religious practices, etc.
- a pharisaic person
See Pharisee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fărˈĭ-sē)
noun- Pharisee A member of an ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in both its oral and written form.
- A hypocritically self-righteous person.
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