A person of the spirit or character commonly attributed to the Pharisees in the New Testament; a legalist or formalist; a self-righteous person, a…
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| 释义 | society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] > person (23) Pharisee1539 A person of the spirit or character commonly attributed to the Pharisees in the New Testament; a legalist or formalist; a self-righteous person, a… card gospeller1550 a professed Christian who gambles at cards, as a type of someone who espouses Christian values but does not live a Christian way of life. lip-gospeller?1556 saint1563 A person of extraordinary holiness of life. Sometimes ironically, A person making an outward profession of piety. Also in colloquial use, an… table-gospeller1570 a person who treats the gospel as merely a subject for table talk; one whose religion is mere talk. separatist1620 Often interpreted to mean: One who holds himself apart from others on the ground of superior piety. Hence used to render the etymological meaning of… Christera1650 A Christian; esp. an overzealous, excessively pious, or sanctimonious Christian. canter1652 A talker of professional or religious cant; in 17th cent. a nickname of the Puritans. high-liver1715 (a) a person who lives the high life; (b) a person who professes a higher spiritual life than the ordinary (rare). cant1725 One who uses religious phrases unreally. pietist1767 A person who places particular emphasis on depth of religious feeling or strict religious practice, esp. as distinct from intellectual belief; a… devil dodger1791 An extremely devout or sanctimonious person, esp. a preacher. goody1816 A person who always behaves well or who wishes good always to prevail, esp. one who is affectedly or self-consciously careful to conform to… creeping Jesusc1818 transferred and figurative. Moving timidly or abjectly; acting meanly or servilely; cringing. creeping Jesus, a person who slinks about or hides… Mawworm1825 A hypocritical pretender to sanctity. goody-two-shoes1843 A person who is always perfectly well-behaved (in later use frequently with the implication of a degree of smugness, or disapproval of the… Pecksniff1844 An unctuous hypocrite, a person who affects benevolence or pretends to have high moral principles; (also) a person who interferes officiously in the… goody-goody1872 A person who ostentatiously behaves in a correct or virtuous manner, typically to please people in positions of authority; esp. one who is smug… goody-good1879 = goody-goody, n.2 lip-Christian1882 plaster saint1890 a person who makes a show of being without moral faults or human weakness, esp. in a hypocritical way. holy Willie1916 Used trivially. a hypocritically pious person. Subcategories:— collective (1) |
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