pharisee

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The reader may recollect the parable of the pharisee and the publican.

From Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published by Monk, Maria

Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a pharisee, and the other a publican.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

He was not, however, a hypocrite or a pharisee, but was simply indifferent to religious dogmas, and secretly averse to the society of priests.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen by Lord, John

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

“Yes; but, grandmother, if the pharisee really was a good man, it wasn't right for him to thank God for it?”

From Caleb in the Country by Abbott, Jacob