1. (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees.
2. (a.) Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous.
Thesaurus Entries
Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, FALSE, goody, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, oily, pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisean, pietistic, pious, sanctified, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure, sniveling, unctuous
