adj
Meaning 1
pertaining to pietism (Lutheran spiritual movement)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pietistic
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UK: /pʌɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/
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General-American: /paɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/
adj
Meaning 2
excessively pious
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to Pietism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Pietistic movement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pietistical
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
excessively or hypocritically pious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a sickening sanctimonious smile
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: holier-than-thou, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From pietist + -ic, probably after German pietistisch.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: pietistisch — related to pietism
- Greek: θρησκόληπτος (thriskóliptos) — related to pietism
- Swedish: pietistisk — related to pietism