English-Spanish translations for pharisee

• fariseo
  ¡Quieren amordazar a esos pueblos y privarlos de representación política: son unos fariseos de la democracia! You want to muzzle these people and deprive them of political representation: you are the Pharisees of democracy!

Definition of pharisee

• A member of an ancient Jewish political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era . The movement was ultimately the basis for most contemporary forms of Judaism
• A person who values the letter of the law over its spirit or intention

Related words

• pharisaic
• pharisaical
• pharisaism
• pharisaically