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PIETISTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessively or hypocritically pious

Example:

a sickening sanctimonious smile

Synonyms:

holier-than-thou; pharisaic; pharisaical; pietistic; pietistical; sanctimonious; self-righteous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)

Derivation:

pietism (exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to Pietism

Example:

the Pietistic movement

Synonyms:

pietistic; pietistical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Pietism (17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion)

Derivation:

Pietism (17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion)

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