pharisaic /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/ adjective4 •Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. •Self-righteous. •Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.The church clock strikes the second quarter. / higgins [hearing in it the voice of God, rebuking him for his Pharisaic want of charity for the poor girl] A reminder. — 1912 •Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza. formsmore Pharisaic · more pharisaic · most Pharisaic · most pharisaic