pharisaic
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For the radicalism of the time was exclusively, we may say, pharisaic.
From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
That he was not following a pharisaic leading appears in the question put to him by the Pharisees, "Why, then, baptizest thou?"
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush
Ah—what hitherto hidden spots of self-conceit, vanity, pharisaic pride, that bitter trial laid bare, or seemed to lay, till she learned to thank her unseen Guide even for it!
From Two Years Ago, Volume II. by Kingsley, Charles
And Lily, whose clamour has been far in excess of her brother's, chimes in with pharisaic officiousness, 'Nonsense, Franky! do not be naughty!
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
In the man looking down on Marsham not a tinge of pharisaic condemnation mingled with the strange clearness of his judgment.
From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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