pharisaism

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But pharisaism diagnosed the disease of the age differently, and insisted that the observance of the Law was the best prophylactic against disease.

From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means

There is at least no superiority in their outlook, no pharisaism.

From Change in the Village by Sturt, George

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

There came from the doorway a girl who was lifted above the pharisaism of clothes into the purer ether.

From Jewel Weed by Fisher, Harrison

He strikes a blow at all pharisaism and all self-righteousness, and inculcates obedience to direct commands as the highest duty of man.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets by Lord, John