pharisaic
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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
This was evident in his dealing with his pharisaic critics.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush
What if chickens gaggle, pharisaic goats piously turn up their eyes, and the dear little piggies grunt!
From Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature by Goldman, Emma
I know that I've been horrid to you all my life, critical and pharisaic.
From The Fifth Wheel A Novel by Prouty, Olive Higgins
In the case of Paul, it was the pharisaic treatment of the law, and the deliverance was righteousness by faith.
From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil
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