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Pharisaism, pharisaism (s) (noun), Pharisaisms, pharisaisms (pl)
The dishonest observance of the letter of religious or moral law without regard for the spirit; sanctimoniousness: The practice of pharisaism is said to be a self-righteous or obsessive behavior or attitude; especially, toward the observation of rules and formalities instead the spiritual aspects of a religion.
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