pharisee

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But you and I, and every pharisee, publican, and sinner in the world, are equally the children of God to begin with.

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George

When about leaving it, a pharisee through pure curiosity invited him to dinner.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'

This is genuine confidence in the Supreme Ruler, though, to be sure, it has little or no charms for the obstinate stoic, or the conceited pharisee.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 by Kerr, Robert

“What is a pharisee and a publican?” asked Caleb.

From Caleb in the Country by Abbott, Jacob

In the scene with Lady Milford she appears as a pert little pharisee, caustic, sententious and philosophical beyond her years; so that one wonders why a girl that knows so much should not know more.

From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin