pharisee

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The self-applauding bird, the peacock see:—   Mark what a sumptuous pharisee is he!

From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William

The self-applauding bird, the peacock see:— Mark what a sumptuous pharisee is he!

From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob

I am distinctly aware, moreover, that the old quarrel of sinner and pharisee has something to do with the matter.

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William

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

His whole heart would respond to the cry of sad publican or despairing pharisee, 'How am I to be good?'

From Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. by MacDonald, George