Definition of Pharisee in English:

Pharisee

noun ˈfarɪsiːˈfɛrəˌsi

1A member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity.
法利赛人（一古犹太教派成员，因严格遵守传统和成文法而与众不同，但多被认为是自诩为超凡入圣）
Example sentencesExamples
- He asked the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees and Sadducees, to repent from their evil ways.
- Nicodemus, mentioned only in the Gospel of John, was a Pharisee and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest governing body.
- He had to make allies with the Pharisees, the Jewish high priests of the temple, because he needed some help in governing.
- Saul was a devout Jew, a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, a member of the Sanhedrin, a believer in the Jehovah of Israel and looked for the coming Messiah.
- As to the framework of his history, Jesus and Judaism are inseparably entwined; he appears closer to the Pharisees than to other Jewish groups in the first century.
1. 1.1 A self-righteous or hypocritical person.
  自以为是的人；伪善者
  Example sentencesExamples
  The hypocrites and Pharisees of the Republican Party are exactly the sorts of people Jesus warned us against.
  The Pharisees and hypocrites in the British press should repent their calumnies.
  Though the hypocrites and Pharisees that run the Republican party will have a hard time understanding this, Jesus would have understood it immediately.
  Synonyms
  sanctimonious person, pietist, whited sepulchre, plaster saint, humbug, pretender, deceiver, dissembler, impostor

The Pharisees are mentioned only by Josephus and in the New Testament. Unlike the Sadducees, who tried to apply Mosaic law strictly, the Pharisees allowed some freedom of interpretation. Although in the Gospels they are represented as the chief opponents of Christ they seem to have been less hostile than the Sadducees to the nascent Church, with which they shared belief in the Resurrection

Derivatives

Pharisaic

adjective ˌfarɪˈseɪɪkˌfɛrəˈseɪɪk

1Relating to or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism.
Pharisaic attitudes to the law
1. 1.1 Self-righteous or hypocritical.
  自以为是的人；伪善者
Example sentencesExamples
- a Pharisaic rabbi
- The Pharisaic notion of righteousness would not include those poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, or others listed in Jesus' sermon as examples of those who are blessed by God.
- The Pharisaic - rabbinic shape of Judaism sought to distinguish its position materially from that of the Essenes and the latter's ‘Holy Scriptures.’
- Jesus' strong rejection of Pharisaic teaching on purity is underlined by the evangelist in an aside to the reader: ‘Thus he declared all foods clean’.
- Pharisaic bullies who impose their notions on others

Pharisaical

adjective farɪˈseɪɪk(ə)lˌfɛrəˈseɪɪk(ə)l

What's with these super-righteous, Pharisaical, judgemental Christians? They said I was blaspheming, and committing idolatry.
Most rabbinic literature has mischaracterized first century Judaism as being almost totally pharisaical, rather than admitting that the religious situation was one of great flux, in which six or seven different groups were struggling for ascendancy within the Israeli Jewish community.

Pharisaism

noun ˈfarɪseɪˌɪz(ə)mˈfɛrəˌseɪˌɪzəm

mass noun

1The doctrine or practices of the Pharisees, especially strict observance of the traditional and written law.
Paul became a convert from Pharisaism
1. 1.1 The quality of being self-righteous or hypocritical.
Example sentencesExamples
- But there is much in Jesus’ teaching that is plainly counter-Pharisaic, including the antitheses of the Sermon on the Mount, which set Jesus well outside the frontiers of Pharisaism.
- Since Pharisaism is a continual problem for Christians, the preacher would do well to identify with the crowd, not with John.
- In Geiger's account, Pharisaism is transformed from a debased and rarified empty ritualism to a commitment to innovation and to the democratization of priestly functions.
- to place a heavier expectation on others than on ourselves is Pharisaism

Origin

Old English fariseus, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek Pharisaios, from Aramaic prīšayyā 'separated ones' (related to Hebrew pārūš 'separated').

Definition of Pharisee in US English:

Pharisee

nounˈferəˌsēˈfɛrəˌsi

1A member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity.
法利赛人（一古犹太教派成员，因严格遵守传统和成文法而与众不同，但多被认为是自诩为超凡入圣）
The Pharisees are mentioned only by Josephus and in the New Testament. Unlike the Sadducees, who tried to apply Mosaic law strictly, the Pharisees allowed some freedom of interpretation. Although in the Gospels they are represented as the chief opponents of Jesus, they seem to have been less hostile than the Sadducees to the nascent Church, with which they shared belief in the Resurrection
Example sentencesExamples
- He asked the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees and Sadducees, to repent from their evil ways.
- As to the framework of his history, Jesus and Judaism are inseparably entwined; he appears closer to the Pharisees than to other Jewish groups in the first century.
- Saul was a devout Jew, a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, a member of the Sanhedrin, a believer in the Jehovah of Israel and looked for the coming Messiah.
- Nicodemus, mentioned only in the Gospel of John, was a Pharisee and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest governing body.
- He had to make allies with the Pharisees, the Jewish high priests of the temple, because he needed some help in governing.
1. 1.1 A self-righteous person; a hypocrite.
  自以为是的人；伪善者
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Pharisees and hypocrites in the British press should repent their calumnies.
  Though the hypocrites and Pharisees that run the Republican party will have a hard time understanding this, Jesus would have understood it immediately.
  The hypocrites and Pharisees of the Republican Party are exactly the sorts of people Jesus warned us against.
  Synonyms
  sanctimonious person, pietist, whited sepulchre, plaster saint, humbug, pretender, deceiver, dissembler, impostor

Origin

Old English fariseus, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek Pharisaios, from Aramaic prīšayyā ‘separated ones’ (related to Hebrew pārūš ‘separated’).

词汇	Pharisee
释义	Definition of Pharisee in English: Pharisee noun ˈfarɪsiːˈfɛrəˌsi 1A member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. 法利赛人（一古犹太教派成员，因严格遵守传统和成文法而与众不同，但多被认为是自诩为超凡入圣） Example sentencesExamples He asked the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees and Sadducees, to repent from their evil ways. Nicodemus, mentioned only in the Gospel of John, was a Pharisee and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest governing body. He had to make allies with the Pharisees, the Jewish high priests of the temple, because he needed some help in governing. Saul was a devout Jew, a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, a member of the Sanhedrin, a believer in the Jehovah of Israel and looked for the coming Messiah. As to the framework of his history, Jesus and Judaism are inseparably entwined; he appears closer to the Pharisees than to other Jewish groups in the first century. 1.1 A self-righteous or hypocritical person. 自以为是的人；伪善者 Example sentencesExamples The hypocrites and Pharisees of the Republican Party are exactly the sorts of people Jesus warned us against. The Pharisees and hypocrites in the British press should repent their calumnies. Though the hypocrites and Pharisees that run the Republican party will have a hard time understanding this, Jesus would have understood it immediately. Synonyms sanctimonious person, pietist, whited sepulchre, plaster saint, humbug, pretender, deceiver, dissembler, impostor The Pharisees are mentioned only by Josephus and in the New Testament. Unlike the Sadducees, who tried to apply Mosaic law strictly, the Pharisees allowed some freedom of interpretation. Although in the Gospels they are represented as the chief opponents of Christ they seem to have been less hostile than the Sadducees to the nascent Church, with which they shared belief in the Resurrection Derivatives Pharisaic adjective ˌfarɪˈseɪɪkˌfɛrəˈseɪɪk 1Relating to or characteristic of the Pharisees or Pharisaism. Pharisaic attitudes to the law 1.1 Self-righteous or hypocritical. 自以为是的人；伪善者 Example sentencesExamples a Pharisaic rabbi The Pharisaic notion of righteousness would not include those poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, or others listed in Jesus' sermon as examples of those who are blessed by God. The Pharisaic - rabbinic shape of Judaism sought to distinguish its position materially from that of the Essenes and the latter's ‘Holy Scriptures.’ Jesus' strong rejection of Pharisaic teaching on purity is underlined by the evangelist in an aside to the reader: ‘Thus he declared all foods clean’. Pharisaic bullies who impose their notions on others Pharisaical adjective farɪˈseɪɪk(ə)lˌfɛrəˈseɪɪk(ə)l What's with these super-righteous, Pharisaical, judgemental Christians? They said I was blaspheming, and committing idolatry. Most rabbinic literature has mischaracterized first century Judaism as being almost totally pharisaical, rather than admitting that the religious situation was one of great flux, in which six or seven different groups were struggling for ascendancy within the Israeli Jewish community. Pharisaism noun ˈfarɪseɪˌɪz(ə)mˈfɛrəˌseɪˌɪzəm mass noun 1The doctrine or practices of the Pharisees, especially strict observance of the traditional and written law. Paul became a convert from Pharisaism 1.1 The quality of being self-righteous or hypocritical. Example sentencesExamples But there is much in Jesus’ teaching that is plainly counter-Pharisaic, including the antitheses of the Sermon on the Mount, which set Jesus well outside the frontiers of Pharisaism. Since Pharisaism is a continual problem for Christians, the preacher would do well to identify with the crowd, not with John. In Geiger's account, Pharisaism is transformed from a debased and rarified empty ritualism to a commitment to innovation and to the democratization of priestly functions. to place a heavier expectation on others than on ourselves is Pharisaism Origin Old English fariseus, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek Pharisaios, from Aramaic prīšayyā 'separated ones' (related to Hebrew pārūš 'separated'). Definition of Pharisee in US English: Pharisee nounˈferəˌsēˈfɛrəˌsi 1A member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. 法利赛人（一古犹太教派成员，因严格遵守传统和成文法而与众不同，但多被认为是自诩为超凡入圣） The Pharisees are mentioned only by Josephus and in the New Testament. Unlike the Sadducees, who tried to apply Mosaic law strictly, the Pharisees allowed some freedom of interpretation. Although in the Gospels they are represented as the chief opponents of Jesus, they seem to have been less hostile than the Sadducees to the nascent Church, with which they shared belief in the Resurrection Example sentencesExamples He asked the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees and Sadducees, to repent from their evil ways. As to the framework of his history, Jesus and Judaism are inseparably entwined; he appears closer to the Pharisees than to other Jewish groups in the first century. Saul was a devout Jew, a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, a member of the Sanhedrin, a believer in the Jehovah of Israel and looked for the coming Messiah. Nicodemus, mentioned only in the Gospel of John, was a Pharisee and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest governing body. He had to make allies with the Pharisees, the Jewish high priests of the temple, because he needed some help in governing. 1.1 A self-righteous person; a hypocrite. 自以为是的人；伪善者 Example sentencesExamples The Pharisees and hypocrites in the British press should repent their calumnies. Though the hypocrites and Pharisees that run the Republican party will have a hard time understanding this, Jesus would have understood it immediately. The hypocrites and Pharisees of the Republican Party are exactly the sorts of people Jesus warned us against. Synonyms sanctimonious person, pietist, whited sepulchre, plaster saint, humbug, pretender, deceiver, dissembler, impostor Origin Old English fariseus, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek Pharisaios, from Aramaic prīšayyā ‘separated ones’ (related to Hebrew pārūš ‘separated’).
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