Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pietistic

/paɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: pietis-tic
IPA: /paɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pertaining to pietism (Lutheran spiritual movement)

adj

excessively pious

Example Sentences

"Quite apart from all the pietistic [translating pietistischen] and mystical writers [...] we also encounter clear-sighted men averse to the fantastic who use this very inexplicability of the phenomena of dreams in their endeavours to support their religious belief in the existence and intervention of superhuman powers."
"Hasidism was a pietistic devotional movement in which the relationship between Rebbe and disciple was of paramount importance."

Etymology

From pietist + -ic, probably after German pietistisch.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pietist

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /paɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/
British English: /pʌɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more pietistic (comparative) most pietistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

filiopietistic pietistically

Synonyms

holier-than-thou pietistical pharisaic pharisaical sanctimonious self-righteous

Questions

How do you pronounce pietistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /paɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/.
What does pietistic mean?: pertaining to pietism (Lutheran spiritual movement)
Where does pietistic come from?: From pietist + -ic, probably after German pietistisch.

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