pharisaism

== English == === Alternative forms === Pharisaism Phariseeism === Etymology === From Late Latin Pharisaismus, from Pharĭsaeus (“Pharisee”) + -ismus (“-ism”); compare French Pharisaïsme, Italian Fariseismo (archaic), farisaismo. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɹ.ɪˌseɪ.ɪz.(ə)m/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹ.əˌseɪˌɪz.əm/ Hyphenation: pha‧ri‧sa‧ism === Noun === pharisaism (countable and uncountable, plural pharisaisms) The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees. (chiefly Christianity) Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. 1915, John Oman, “The Judgment of the Churches”, in The War and Its Issues: An Attempt at a Christian Judgment, Cambridge: At the University Press, OCLC 561696232; 2nd edition, Cambridge: At the University Press, 1916, OCLC 22245117, page 59: But denunciations do not go far, and the only living and effective protest would be a society itself delivered from all pharisaisms and idolatries. ==== Related terms ==== pharisaic pharisaical pharisaically pharisaicalness ==== Translations ====