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pharisaical - Dictionary definition and meaning for pharisaical

PHARISAICAL

(adj.) excessively or hypocritically pious
"a sickening sanctimonious smile"
synonyms : holier-than-thou , pharisaic , pietistic , pietistical , sanctimonious , self-righteous
Their pharisaical attitude sickened me. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for pharisaical

(Tag: ) phari+saical . If you think of egyptian Pharaohs from 'phari', they were self-righteous and followed their traditions. 'saical' sounds like cycles meaning loops. One confined to one's cycle or loop of beliefs and traditions.
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(Tag: ) Parsees (hindi mein pharsi) are very traditional and self righteous
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(Tag: ) PHARI(fairy)-SAICAL meaning "like a fairy"-very devotional to god
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(Tag: ) Phari(fully) + sai(shirdi sai).hypocritical excessive self righteous.
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(Tag: ) sai baba
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