English noun: pharisee | |||
1. | pharisee (person) a self-righteous or sanctimonious person | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
2. | Pharisee (person) a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Hebrew, Israelite, Jew | ||
Instance hyponym | Flavius Josephus, Joseph ben Matthias, Josephus | ||