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pietistic
pi·e·tism P0295600 (pī′ĭ-tĭz′əm)n.1. Stress on the emotional and personal aspects of religion.2. Affected or exaggerated piety.3. Pietism A reform movement in the German Lutheran Church during the 1600s and 1700s, which strove to renew the devotional ideal in the Protestant religion.
[German Pietismus, from Latin pietās, piety; see piety.]
pi′e·tist n.pi′e·tis′tic adj.pi′e·tis′ti·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pietistic - of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement"pietistical | | 2. | pietistic - excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pietisticalpious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" |
pietisticadjectiveDeeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion:devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious, saintly.Translations
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Synonyms for pietisticadj deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religionSynonyms- devotional
- devout
- godly
- holy
- pietistical
- pious
- prayerful
- religious
- saintly
Synonyms for pietisticadj of or relating to PietismSynonymsadj excessively or hypocritically piousSynonyms- holier-than-thou
- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- pietistical
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