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Meaning of 'pharisee' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pharisee [ n.]
- One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.

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phacelli phacellus phacochere phacoid phacolite phacops phaeacian phaenogam phaenogamia phaenogamian

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