Definitions for Pharisee
Pharisee
Phar·i·see
Spelling: [far-uh-see]
IPA: /ˈfær əˌsi/
Pharisee is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 352 anagrams from letters in Pharisee (aeehiprs).
Definitions for Pharisee
noun
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a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
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(lowercase) a sanctimonious, self-righteous, or hypocritical person.
Origin of Pharisee
before 900; Middle English Pharise, Farise, Old English Farīsēus Late Latin Pharīsēus, variant of Pharīsaeus Greek Pharīsaîos Aramaic pərīshayyā, plural of pərīshā literally, separated