tS=The congressman was devoutly <b>pharisaical</b> and never let his religion interfere with business.<br><br>At its worst, contemporary criticism makes the <b>pharisaical</b> assumption that, until this critic came along, no one (sometimes not even the authors themselves) truly understood the work. &tQ=<b>Pharisaical</b> means:&tC= not believing in God| worshipping pleasure| heretical| having rigid belief| self-righteous&cC=5&fB=<b>Pharisaical</b> means practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-righteous; hypocritical. <b>Pharisaical</b> is pronounced far-uh-SAY-ik-uhl.
