pharisaism

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He strikes a blow at all pharisaism and all self-righteousness, and inculcates obedience to direct commands as the highest duty of man.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets by Lord, John

Here she stopped short in the full swing of pharisaism, smiled at herself in dismal self- mockery.

From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by Phillips, David Graham

The law of force is honest paganism, but this covering up of the world's foulness with scum—that is nauseating pharisaism.

From Victory out of Ruin by Maclean, Norman

For Christy was the typical product of conventionality and pharisaism.

From The Loom of Youth by Waugh, Alec

There has been a great deal of what I have called philosophic pharisaism.

From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney