pharisaic

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A majority of American Jews today are unaffiliated with the synagogues the Pharisaic rabbis emphasized, and yet 79 percent report feeling "very positive" about being Jewish.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2012

Promptly, John Hyrcanus switched his favor to the pro-Hellenistic Sadducees and the Pharisaic observances were forbidden.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still be the wine-house thronged with its glad choir, And Pharisaic skirts burnt up with fire, Still be those tattered frocks and azure robes Trod under feet of revellers in the mire.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar

Some of those who heard demurred to the Pharisaic deduction, and asked: "How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles?"

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

Some of the brightest jewels which shine in the life of Christ are the pure pearly coverings  which he threw around Pharisaic pride, or Sadducean unbelief, or the self-righteous stumbles of his own disciples.

From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William