pharisaism
Example Sentences
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There has been a great deal of what I have called philosophic pharisaism.
From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney
The reign of the Commonwealth had not been, remarkable for its virtue, though it had been notable for its pharisaism.
From Royalty Restored by Molloy, J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald)
He was a sublime, almost a diabolical opportunist I have often thought Benjamin Franklin, with his "honesty is the best policy," is another Machiavelli, only touched a little with the pharisaism of the Puritan.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper
These expressions of unctuous pharisaism are coldly received by the French, who ask no favours but claim justice.
From The Tragedy of St. Helena by Runciman, Walter
Such frankness tends to destroy "sympathetic interest," to make delusion and illusion impossible; it gives cynicism and his brother, pharisaism, their opportunity to simper and to sneer.
From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by Phillips, David Graham
