Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pharisaism

Pharisaism , noun

[Compare French pharisaisme.]

1.
The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect. — Sharp
2.
Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.
A piece of pharisaism. — Hammond