pietistical
- adjective
- /ˌpɪəˈtɪstɪkəl/
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pietista
- The preacher's pietistical speeches often felt insincere to many in the congregation.
Examples
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His pietistical behavior during the charity event seemed insincere.
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She wore a pietistical expression, but her actions told a different story.
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His pietistical attitude seemed more concerned with appearances than genuine faith.
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She found his pietistical remarks rather off-putting.
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His pietistical attitude seemed more concerned with appearances than genuine faith.
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The preacher's pietistical speeches often felt insincere to many in the congregation.
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She wore a pietistical expression, but her actions told a different story.
Synonyms
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7.8
Thinking you are better than other people about right and wrong and judging them
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8.5
Acting as if you are morally better than other people
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8.7
Acting as if morally better than other people
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8.2
Behaving as if you are better than others to show you are good
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8.7
Very religious in a way that judges others
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9.9
Pretending to be morally better than other people
Pretending to be very religious to seem morally better than others
Pretending to be morally better while judging others
Showing false moral pride and judging others harshly
Showing strong religious devotion that seems too strict and makes others feel judged
How Pious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pietistical shares the root piety ('religious devotion'), the same idea behind pious. So someone who is pietistical shows that devotion — sometimes too much or only for show — which is why the word can mean 'excessively or falsely religious'.