{ Phar′i‐sa″ic (făr′ĭ‐sā″ĭk), Phar′i‐sa″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Φαρισαϊκόσ: cf. F. pharisaïque. See Pharisee.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. “The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.” Cudworth.
2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. “Excess of outward and pharisaical holiness.” Bacon. “Pharisaical ostentation.” Macaulay.
— Phar′i‐sa″ic‐al‐ly, adv. — Phar′i‐sa″ic‐al‐ness, n.