Look up: pharisee


  1. Pharisee
    [n] - a self-righteous or sanctimonious person 2. [n] - a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Pharisee

  2. Pharisee
    Member of a conservative Jewish sect that arose in Roman-occupied Palestine in the 2nd century BC in protest against all movements favouring compromise with Hellenistic culture. The Pharisees were...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Pharisee
    Phar'i·see (făr'ĭ*sē) noun [ Latin Pharisaeus , Greek Farisai^os , from Hebrew pārash to separate.] One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/69

  4. Pharisee
    noun a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pharisee

  5. Pharisee
    • (n.) One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pharisee/

  6. Pharisee
    member of a Jewish religious party that flourished in Palestine during the latter part of the Second Temple period (515 – 70). Their insistence on ... [20 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/54

  7. Pharisee
    The Pharisee were a Jewish sect from 1BC to 1AD which were characterised by their strict observance of the traditional and written laws.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXP.HTM

  8. pharisee
    1. a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
    2. a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions

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  9. Pharisee
    Member of a conservative Jewish sect that arose in Roman-occupied Palestine in the 2nd century BC in protest against all movements favouring compromise with Hellenistic culture. The Pharisees were devout adherents of the law, both as found in the Torah and in the oral tradition known as the Mishnah....
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0012397.html

  10. pharisee
    1) Ancient jew 2) Disagreeable person 3) Sanctimonious sort 4) Strict observer 5) Unpleasant person
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pharisee/1

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