pharisaic

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
  2. Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.
    — The church clock strikes the second quarter. / higgins [hearing in it the voice of God, rebuking him for his Pharisaic want of charity for the poor girl] A reminder.
  3. Self-righteous.
  4. Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza.

词形变化

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词汇关系

词源

From Latin Pharisaicus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαϊκός (Pharisaïkós), equivalent to Pharisee + -ic.
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