pharisaic
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Just in proportion as He offended the pharisaic scribes, so did He inspire with new hope the unhappy classes who were taught to consider themselves castaway.
From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.
This appears nowhere more strikingly than in his dealing with his pharisaic critics.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush
This was evident in his dealing with his pharisaic critics.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush
Thus, then, my mother now, commanding that hideous deed with a mind at peace in pharisaic self-righteousness.
From The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza by Sabatini, Rafael
The pharisaic doctrine of the resurrection was the corner stone of his system, the beginning, middle and end of his faith, the starting point of his creed.
From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
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