| 单词 |
Pharisaism |
| 释义 |
Pharisaism|ˈfærɪseɪɪz(ə)m|
[f. mod.L. Pharisaïsm-us, in 16th c. F. (Calvin) Pharisaïsme, f. Gr. ϕαρισαῖ-ος Pharisee + -ism.]
1. The doctrine and practice of the Pharisees; the fact of being a Pharisee.
1610Bp. Hall Apol. Brownists iv. 9 Paul was (ἀϕωρισµένος) separated, which some would haue allude to his Pharisaisme. 1727–41Chambers Cycl. s.v. Pharisee, Pharisaism is still the prevailing doctrine in the Jewish religion. 1882Farrar Early Chr. I. 519 It was the desire to preserve that Law intact which..formed the nobler side of Pharisaism.
2. The character and spirit of the Pharisees; hypocrisy; formalism; self-righteousness.
1601W. Watson Import. Consid. (1831) 27 You should not be seduced by Pharisaism, hypocrisy, and plausible persuasions. 1711Reflect. on Wall's Hist. Inf. Bapt. 351 What at length, do you find, but a kind of men mad with Pharisaism, bewitching with traditions? 1874Pusey Lent. Serm. 167 Of all the Pharisaisms of the day, our Church⁓going seems to me the masterpiece. 1879Farrar St. Paul iii. I. 46 When we speak of Pharisaism we mean obedience petrified into formalism, religion degraded into ritual, morals cankered by casuistry. |
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