pharisee

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The philosopher dies sententiously—the pharisee ostentatiously—the simple-hearted humbly—the poor idiot blindly, as the sparrow falls to the ground; the philosopher and idiot, publican and pharisee, all eat after the same fashion—given an equally good digestion.

From North and South by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

When about leaving it, a pharisee through pure curiosity invited him to dinner.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'

“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a pharisee, the other a publican.”

From Caleb in the Country by Abbott, Jacob

God was pleased with the publican, because he confessed his sins honestly; but he was displeased with the pharisee, because he came boasting of his good deeds.”

From Caleb in the Country by Abbott, Jacob

There was Rogers puffed out with pride; Christy, pharisee and humbug, superbly satisfied with himself.

From The Loom of Youth by Waugh, Alec