PHARISEAN
Phar`i*se"an, a. Etym: [L. Pharisaeus, Gr.
Defn: Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [Obs.]
"Pharisean disciples." Milton.
PHARISEE
Phar"i*see, n. Etym: [L. Pharisaeus, Gr. parash to separate.]
Defn: One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.
PHARISEEISM
Phar"i*see*ism, n.
Defn: See Pharisaism.
PHARMACEUTIC; PHARMACEUTICAL Phar`ma*ceu"tic, Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. — Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv. Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.
PHARMACEUTICS
Phar`ma*ceu"tics, n.
Defn: The science of preparing medicines.