Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pietistical"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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