Pharisee
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- noun
- /ˈfɛrɪˌsi/
- Offensive
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- So, you Pharisees must get control of these people!
You at one point refer to woke activists as our Pharisees.
- You at one point refer to woke activists as our Pharisees.
- So a lot of his his most stinging critiques were for the Pharisees who sort of claimed to be these religious authorities, but were like acting pretty poorly.
- And I said, well if you mean like the Pharisees or jerks about Bible or something, no.
Examples
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Pharisees, accidental or otherwise, generally see the matters they harp on as essential.
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During the debate, she was accused of acting like a Pharisee, focusing on minor faults in others instead of addressing the larger moral issues.
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Here you are being a Pharisee, reasoning, judging, condemning... get the mote out of your eye.
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So a lot of his his most stinging critiques were for the Pharisees who sort of claimed to be these religious authorities, but were like acting pretty poorly.
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The judge criticized the lawyer for being a Pharisee, treating his clients with harsh judgment instead of compassion.
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Many consider him a Pharisee because he publicly points out the mistakes of others while ignoring his own shortcomings.
Synonyms
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A person who says they have good morals but does not follow them
A person who pretends to be very good and judges others
How Self-Righteous
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Pharisee comes from the Hebrew perushim, meaning 'separated' because they kept themselves apart to follow strict law. In the New Testament they are often shown judging others and caring more about rules than kindness, so Pharisee also came to mean someone who pretends to be morally better than others.