Pharisee in a sentence as a noun

And many Christians reading that parable will think, "and thank God I'm not like the pharisee"!

In Christ's parable of the pharisee and the publican, we see the publican, who prays in all humility for God's mercy, and the pharisee, who thanks God that he is better than the publican.

Pharisee definitions

noun

a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

noun

a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions

See also: Pharisee