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PHARISEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pharisee" is a kind of...):
Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)
Instance hyponyms:
Flavius Josephus; Joseph ben Matthias; Josephus (Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A self-righteous or sanctimonious person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pharisee" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Derivation:
pharisaic; pharisaical (excessively or hypocritically pious)
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