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PIETISTICAL
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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:
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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