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    PHARISAIC

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Excessively or hypocritically piousplay

    Example:

    a sickening sanctimonious smile

    Synonyms:

    holier-than-thou; pharisaic; pharisaical; pietistic; pietistical; sanctimonious; self-righteous

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)

    Derivation:

    pharisee (a self-righteous or sanctimonious person)

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