pietistic

1. ( Most Nigerians are profoundly religious, and even many nonbelievers attend services, compelled as often as not by neighborly tradition rather than pietistic pressure.)
   （大多数尼日利亚人都笃信宗教，甚至还有很多非信徒参加礼拜，这通常是街坊传统使然，而非虔诚信仰的压力。）

adj

1. excessively or hypocritically pious
   1. a sickening sanctimonious smile

   Synonym:    holier-than-thoupietisticalpharisaicpharisaicalsanctimoniousself-righteous

2. of or relating to Pietism
   1. the Pietistic movement

   Synonym:    pietistical