Definition
pietistic
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of pietism or excessive devotion to religious practice
Usage: often used with a critical or disapproving tone
Examples
- Her pietistic approach to faith emphasized personal spiritual experience over church doctrine.
- The pietistic movement of the 17th century stressed inner devotion and moral reform.
- Critics dismissed his pietistic displays of piety as insincere.
- Pietistic communities often separated themselves from secular society.
- The novel's protagonist struggled against her family's pietistic expectations.
- Some viewed the pietistic revival as a genuine spiritual awakening; others saw it as excessive.