pharisaism

名词 n.
/ˈfaɹ.ɪˌseɪ.ɪz.(ə)m/    /ˈfɛɹ.əˌseɪˌɪz.əm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees. countable,uncountable
    — Since Paul lived and worked in the greater Syrian area as a Pharisee, it is somewhat probable that Pharisaism had some influence there and that some Pharisees lived outside Jerusalem and Judea. […] Paul never says where he made contact with Pharisaism, in Tarsus, Syria, or Jerusalem. […] The evidence concerning Pharisaism is so slim that we do not know how Paul came to know about Pharisaism, why he was attracted to it, and what being a Pharisee entailed.
  2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. countable,uncountable
    — [T]he Phariſee faſted twice every weeke, and that never cenſured in him as a peice of Phariſaiſme, or hypocriſie, or fault of any kind; but as commendable, if he had not boaſted of it.

词形变化

pharisaisms plural Pharisaism alternative Phariseeism alternative

词源

From Late Latin Pharisaismus, from Pharĭsaeus (“Pharisee”) + -ismus (“-ism”); compare French Pharisaïsme, Italian Fariseismo (archaic), farisaismo.
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