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 | ||