pharisaic

(-sā'ĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Pharisaic also Pharisaical Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pharisees.
2. Hypocritically self-righteous and condemnatory.

pharisaically phar'i·sa'i·cal·ly adv.
pharisaicalness phar'i·sa'i·cal·ness n.

adjective

Of or practicing hypocrisy: hypocritical, Pecksniffian, pharisaical, phony, sanctimonious, two-faced. See honest/dishonest.

1) of or belonging to the Pharisees
2) laying great stress upon the external observances of religion and outward show of morality, and assuming superiority on that account; hypocritical; self-righteous

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: excessively or hypocritically pious
  Synonyms: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous

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