Synonyms for pharisaism

Most common

cant · hypocrisy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees.

Related words

Word family

pharisaic pharisaical

Other spellings

pharisaicism

Forms

Plural

pharisaisms → cants, hypocrisies…

Example sentences

• cant Gay people in Britain used to speak a cant called Polari.
• hypocrisy Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

cant¹

9 letters

hypocrisy⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hypocrisy⁴ = 4 syllables).