Pietistical

2 definitions found

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

  Pietistic \Pi`e*tis"tic\, Pietistical \Pi`e*tis"tic*al\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt,
     affectedly or demonstratively religious. --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pietistical
       adj 1: of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement" [syn: {pietistic}]
       2: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
          sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistic},
           {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]