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Definition of Pharisaism
1. n. The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect.
Definition of Pharisaism
1. Noun. The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees ¹
2. Noun. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pharisaism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pharisaism
Literary usage of Pharisaism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1891)
"pharisaism within the Church, far more than assaults from without, ... Believing as
I do that pharisaism is to-day one of the greatest evils which menace ..."
2. The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical by Hugh James Rose, Samuel Roffey Maitland (1838)
"pharisaism AND LAY TEACHING. SIR,—On looking lately into the British Magazine
for September, 183G, I met with an original article, certainly from a very ..."
3. Peter's Name: Or, A Divine Credential in a Name by Telesphor Smyth-Vaudry (1909)
"pharisaism, so pitiless to the returned prodigal and so slavishly subservient to
Dives and to the shams who serve Mammon in the name of Religion—pharisaism ..."
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