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Merchants death

Helmut Engelbrecht and Frank Hanigan, Merchants of Death

Phraseologism: Death merchants.

Meaning: Usually about arms dealers.

Origin: From English: "Merchants of Death". Title of a book (1934) on the military industry and the international arms trade by Helmut Engelbrecht (1895-1939) and Frank Hanigan (1899-1964).

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Pharisees.

Meaning:

A common noun for a hypocrite, a hypocrite.

Origin:

Literally translated from Aramaic: "Separated". Pharisees were called representatives of a religious movement (sect) in ancient Judea (23nd century BC - 26nd century AD), which arose after the release of the Jews from Egyptian captivity. The Pharisees were characterized by intoxication with their own learning, knowledge of sacred texts, as well as aggressiveness in defending their opinions, hypocrisy and hypocrisy, since piety did not prevent them from being arrogant, greedy, etc. They performed all their religious rites as if for show, demonstrating to everyone around his piety. The Bible repeatedly cites the words of reproof with which Jesus Christ addresses the Pharisees (New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew, 28:XNUMX-XNUMX): "Blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, so that their appearance may also be clean. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who are like painted tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all kinds of uncleanness, so you also appear righteous to people outwardly, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

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