pietistic
/ˌpaɪəˈtɪstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characterized by strong religious devotion, especially in a way that emphasizes personal faith and emotional experience over formal doctrine.
- He wrote a pietistic poem about finding God in nature.
- The community's pietistic traditions included daily Bible study and hymn singing.
- Her pietistic approach to worship focused on heartfelt prayer rather than ritual.
- Displaying an exaggerated or affected show of religious piety, sometimes seen as hypocritical or overly sentimental.
- The politician's pietistic speech about family values felt insincere to many listeners.
- The novel satirizes the pietistic attitudes of the wealthy elite.
- She rolled her eyes at his pietistic remarks during the charity dinner.
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