fariseu
Portuguese, noun/fa.ɾiˈzew/
fariseu is spelled F-A-R-I-S-E-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,814th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fariseu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Pharisee (member of a Jewish movement that flourished during the Second Temple Era)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grupo religioso judaico, surgido no século II a.C., que observava rigorosamente as leis mosaicas…”.
What does fariseu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinePharisee (member of a Jewish movement that flourished during the Second Temple Era)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo aos fariseus 2. diz-se daquele que ostenta virtudes sem tê-las 3. diz-se de indivíduo orgulhoso e hipócrita
noun: 1. grupo religioso judaico, surgido no século II a.C., que observava rigorosamente as leis mosaicas, desenvolvendo o máximo possível a tradição oral, e que foi acusado, nos Evangelhos, de ser formalista e hipócrita 2. aquele que segue de maneira formalista uma religião 3. indivíduo que, por observar fielmente um rito, acredita ter o direito de julgar e condenar a conduta de outros 4. aquele que ostenta virtudes sem tê-las
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fariseu
- fariseus plural
- fariseia feminine
- fariseias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fariseu?
- Brazil /fa.ɾiˈzew/
- Brazil [fa.ɾiˈzeʊ̯]
- Portugal /fɐ.ɾiˈzew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fariseu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fariseu in Portuguese?
fariseu appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).