Definitions from Wiktionary (Pharisee)
▸ noun: (historical) A member of an ancient Jewish political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 B.C.E.–70 C.E.). The movement was ultimately the basis for most contemporary forms of Judaism.
▸ noun: (figuratively, by extension; derogatory) A person who values the letter of the law over its spirit or intention.
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▸ noun: (historical) A member of an ancient Jewish political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 B.C.E.–70 C.E.). The movement was ultimately the basis for most contemporary forms of Judaism.
▸ noun: (figuratively, by extension; derogatory) A person who values the letter of the law over its spirit or intention.
Similar:
pharisaism,
pharisaicism,
Shemaiah,
philo-Semite,
Therapeutae,
Rabbinic Judaism,
God-fearer,
Therapeut,
zealot,
Sanhedrist,
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