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Answer for the clue "Self-righteous ", 9 letters:
pharisaic

Word definitions for pharisaic in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. 2 Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning. 3 self-righteous.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Church Latin pharisaicus , from Greek pharisaikos , from pharisaios (see Pharisee ). Related: Pharisaical (1530s).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: holier-than-thou , pietistic , pietistical , pharisaical , sanctimonious , self-righteous ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[a^]r`[i^]*s[=a]"[i^]k), Pharisaical \Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa["i]que. See Pharisee .] Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. ``The Pharisaic sect ...

Usage examples of pharisaic.

The Son of Anak, otherwise Rufus the Blue-Eyed, and also plebeianly known as Tots, rioted with him from brier-rose path to farthest orchard, scalped him in the haymow with barbaric yells, and once, with pharisaic zeal, was near to crucifying him under the attic roof beams.