pietistical

Questions about pietistical

What does pietistical mean?

pietistical means "of or relating to Pietism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pietistical?

pietistical has 4 syllables: pie-ti-sti-cal. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for pietistical?

Close synonyms include pietistic, holier-than-thou, pietistic, pharisaic, pharisaical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pietistical a common word?

pietistical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.