Pietist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pietist \Pi"e*tist\, n. [Cf. G. pietist, F. pi['e]tiste. See
     {Piety}.] (Eccl. Hist.)
     One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th
     century who sought to revive declining piety in the
     Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach
     to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used


     adjectively.
     [1913 Webster] Pietistic