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PHARISEE
a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
The meaning of the word pharisee is a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law.
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incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
demise | death |
mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |