pharisee

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“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a pharisee, the other a publican.”

From Caleb in the Country by Abbott, Jacob

But the attempt was fruitless: he succeeded no better in curing a dropsical person that chanced to be in the house of a pharisee who gave the Saviour a 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'

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'

Therefore when the chairman announced the advent of the teams, another pharisee mentioned, that the waiting committee had not yet spoken and the chairman said, that they should speak.

From Secret Enemies of True Republicanism by Smolnikar, Andrew B.

Sir, where is the similarity of your case with that of the learned pharisee?

From A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation by Ballou, Hosea