Pharisaism
- noun
- /ˈfɛrɪˌzeɪɪzəm/
- Offensive
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fariseísmo
- The community was burdened by the Pharisaism that prevented them from showing kindness to those in need.
Examples
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Pharisaism, dull-wittedness, and tyranny reign not only in merchants' homes and police stations.
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His strict adherence to rules seemed like Pharisaism to those who believed in a more compassionate approach to faith.
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He is generally considered to have been associated with movements (such as Pharisaism, which developed into Rabbinic Judaism) that stressed lay rather than priestly leadership and participation.
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Good people are not stupid; they are just naive to the sheer amount of perfidy around them—they're childlike, distracted by the Pharisaism heaped on their daily efforts to make their lives less miserable.
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Many criticize her Pharisaism for its harsh judgments of others while ignoring her own shortcomings.
Synonyms
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Pretending to have moral beliefs you do not follow
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9.5
Extreme and unfair support for an idea that does not accept other opinions
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Pretending to be morally better than others
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Making strict judgments about right and wrong while acting as if they are better than others
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9.5
A strict moral and religious way of living that values self-control
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9.9
An excessive, showy religious feeling that seems fake or extreme
Religious behavior that seems judging or fake
Showing too much religious feeling to get attention
Very strong belief in a faith that judges others and forces strict rules
Antonyms
How Self-Righteous
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pharisaism comes from Pharisee, the name of an old Jewish group whose name meant 'separated ones' because they kept strict rules and tried to look very proper in public. That's why Pharisaism now often means following rules in a strict or hypocritical way, acting like you are morally better than others.