PHARISEE


Meaning of PHARISEE in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

At that time there was a dispute between the Pharisees and Sadducees as to when the festival should begin.

The Pharisees were trying to catch him out.

The practice of fasting had grown up amongst the Pharisees as a sign of their superiority.

The seventy members of the Sanhedrin were drawn mainly from two opposing parties, the Sadducees and the Pharisees.

We have records of frequent clashes with the Pharisees over the sabbath and other traditional observances.

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