pietist
Noun
Meaning
One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
saint
puritan
pharisee
pretender
canter
humbug
bluenose
prude
prig
fraud
martyr
fanatic
hypocrite
moralist
goody-goody
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Hesse grew up in a Swabian Pietist household, with the Pietist tendency to insulate believers into small, deeply thoughtful groups.
Bismarck soon adopted his wife's pietism, and he remained a devout Pietist Lutheran for the rest of his life.