1. 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.