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Pharisee

/ˈfærɪsiː/noun

उच्चारण फ़ैरिसी

फ़रीसी (प्राचीन यहूदी पंथ का सदस्य)

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a member of an ancient Jewish group that followed religious laws very strictly

    फ़रीसी (प्राचीन यहूदी पंथ का सदस्य)

    • The Pharisees are often mentioned in the New Testament.
  2. 2

    [C] disapproving

    a person who pretends to be religious or morally better than others

    पाखंडी, ढोंगी, दंभी

    • He was a pharisee who preached honesty and practised fraud.

    Synonyms hypocrite

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pharisaical adjective