Definition of "pharisaism" in English

noun

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

2. (chiefly Christianity) Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.

   • But denunciations do not go far, and the only living and effective protest would be a society itself delivered from all pharisaisms and idolatries.