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Pharisaical

Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees.

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Pious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Pious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Religiosity 74% connected

The quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Religiosity 74% connected

The quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

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Pharisaic 92% connected

Alt. of Pharisaical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pietistic 92% connected

Alt. of Pietistical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pietistical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sanctimonious 92% connected

Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Self-righteous 92% connected

Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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