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pharisaism

/ˈfɛɹ.əˌseɪˌɪz.əm/

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What does pharisaism mean?

noun

  1. The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees.
  2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of pharisaism.

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/ˈfɛɹ.əˌseɪˌɪz.əm/

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Pharisaism is not a deterioration of the good man; a considerable part of it is rather an essential condition of being good.
Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheBeyond Good and EvilTranslated by Helen ZimmernProject Gutenberg ebook #4363
And might he not now, by a grand attack upon Pharisaism in its central stronghold, destroy its prestige in the eyes of the people, and cause Israel to adopt a nobler religious and ethical doctrine?
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486