pietistic

pi·e·tism  (p-tzm)

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 17th and 18th centuries, which strove to renew the devotional ideal in the Protestant religion.

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[German Pietismus, from Latin piets, piety; see piety.]

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pie·tist n.

pie·tistic adj.

pie·tisti·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, pietistical pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

Translations

pietistic [paɪəˈtɪstɪk] ADJ (pej) → pietista, beato, mojigato

pietistic

adj (pej) → frömmelnd