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Pharisaical in a sentence

Pharisaical meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
  2. Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical.

Synonyms of Pharisaical

holier-than-thou pietistic pietistical pharisaic sanctimonious self-righteous pious

Related words

Other words often associated with Pharisaical or its synonyms:

reverent religious prayerful godly unworldly worshipful devotional sacred

Using Pharisaical

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. | Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical.
  • Useful related words include: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic.

Context around Pharisaical

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 13 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

tradition 1×

Sentence patterns with Pharisaical

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the pharisaical tradition which 1× was it pharisaical 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

being a church 1× paul was a 1×

Common sentence endings:

to the law 1× was it pharisaical 1×

Words around Pharisaical

Just before it in the word index:

pharisaic 4 pharis 6 phares 7 phare 4 pharcyde 6 pharcellus 2

Just after it in the word index:

pharisee 7 pharisees 36 pharm 11 pharma 488 pharmac 4 pharmaca 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadvantage 4 aafa 4

Corpus analysis for Pharisaical

  • In this selection, "pharisaical" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 13 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tradition stand out and add context to how "pharisaical" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the pharisaical tradition which and was it pharisaical. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pharisaical" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pharisaical

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Being a church-goer and all that, was it pharisaical? (10 words)

Paul was a Jew trained in the Pharisaical tradition, which attached great importance to the Law. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Paul was a Jew trained in the Pharisaical tradition, which attached great importance to the Law. (16 words)

Being a church-goer and all that, was it pharisaical? (10 words)

Question examples

Being a church-goer and all that, was it pharisaical? (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

Paul was a Jew trained in the Pharisaical tradition, which attached great importance to the Law.

Being a church-goer and all that, was it pharisaical?

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pharisaical" in a sentence?
An example: "Paul was a Jew trained in the Pharisaical tradition, which attached great importance to the Law." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "pharisaical" from authentic English texts.
What does "pharisaical" mean?
Pharisaical means: Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
What are synonyms of "pharisaical"?
Common synonyms of "pharisaical" include: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pious.
How many example sentences with "pharisaical" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "pharisaical", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.